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dāng lāng

当 啷

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onomatopoeiaclank; clang
- tiě liàn dāng lāng de xiǎng
  铁链当啷地响。
  The iron chain made a clanking sound.
- zhè ge tiě mén dāng lāng yī shēng jiù guān shang le
  这个铁门当啷一声就关上了。
  The iron gate clanked shut.
- wǒ tīng dào nóng chǎng gōng rén qù jǐ niú nǎi shí niú nǎi tǒng fā chū le dāng lāng shēng
  我听到农场工人去挤牛奶时牛奶桶发出了当啷声。
  I heard the clank of buckets as the farm workers went to milk the cows.
synonym
kuāng lāng哐啷

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Reduplication
"当啷" can be reduplicated, for example: "当啷啷","当啷当啷".
- 铁链当啷啷地响。
  The iron chain clanks.
- 铁链当啷当啷地响。
  The iron chain made a clanking sound.

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