嘯 (siu3) — (of humans) scream; whistle; screech in Cantonese
siu˗₃嘯简 啸
Mandarin Pinyin: xiao4
Meaning of 嘯
noun(of humans) scream; whistle; screech
noun(of animals or wind) howl; growl; roar
Example Sentences with 嘯
目前的金融海嘯可能成為黃金復興的契機
This economic tsunami could well be the turning point for gold to be fashionable again.
fungˉ¹風singˉ¹聲fuˉ¹呼fuˉ¹呼siu3.嘯。
The wind was whistling loudly.
keoiˏ₅佢paauˊ²跑dakˉ¹得houˊ²好ciˏ₅似siu3.嘯。
He ran as fast as a whistling sound.
foˊ²火ceˉ¹車siu˗₃嘯jatˉ¹一seng1.聲。
The train whistled once.
go˗₃個zaiˊ²仔sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日siu3.嘯。
The kid is always crying loudly.
Words Containing 嘯
呼嘯fu1 siu3
whistle; scream; whiz
海嘯hoi2 siu3
tsunami (from Japanese language: 津波) also erroneously known as "tidal wave"
金融海嘯gam1 jung4 hoi2 siu3
financial Tsunami; financial crisis
海嘯警告系統hoi2 siu3 ging2 gou3 hai6 tung2
tsunami warning system
龍吟虎嘯lung4 jam4 fu2 siu3
literally: (sound like) the snorting of dragons , the howling of tigers; to describe a loud and powerful sound; the unison act of two things (people) that are similar or associated; similar sounds echo one another
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