汪汪
wāngwāng
汪汪 (wāngwāng) is the Chinese way to say "woof".
This onomatopoeia is used in written text (like comics or stories) to represent the sound of a dog barking.
Meaning: the sound of a dog barking (intj)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The sound can be repeated any number of times to represent a longer or more intense barking sequence, such as 汪汪汪 for "woof woof woof".
How do you pronounce it?
wāngwāng
Did you know?
- The character 汪 is also a common Chinese surname, meaning that a person named 汪 could literally have the name 'woof' in English.
- The character 汪 originally referred to a deep pool of water, but its meaning shifted to represent the sound of a dog because of the wide, open quality of the sound.
- In Chinese internet slang, some people use the character 汪 as a self-deprecating way to refer to themselves as a 'dog' or a loyal follower of a celebrity or brand, similar to how 'simp' or 'dog' is used in English.
Examples in context
- 汪汪！Woof!Tatoeba #13301802 by LeviHighway, translation #13228474 by rul
- 汪汪汪！Woof, woof, woof!Tatoeba #1636265 by fengli, translation #1636266 by fengli
- 小狗对着我汪汪叫。Xiǎogǒu duìzhe wǒ wāngwāng jiào.The puppy is barking woof at me.
Example conversation
A girl is mimicking her pet dog for a boy.
- 俊杰 Junjie雨婷，你在学小狗吗？Yǔtíng, nǐ zài xué xiǎogǒu ma?Yuting, are you imitating a puppy?
- 雨婷 Yuting对呀，它刚才对我汪汪叫。Duì ya, tā gāngcái duì wǒ wāngwāng jiào.Yes, it just barked woof at me.
- 俊杰 Junjie它看起来很可爱。Tā kàn qǐlái hěn kě'ài.It looks very cute.
- 雨婷 Yuting我也觉得它很可爱。Wǒ yě juédé tā hěn kě'ài.I think it's very cute, too.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
