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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 in Cantonese

lungˎ₄龍jamˎ₄吟fuˊ²虎siu˗₃嘯
简 龙吟虎啸
Mandarin Pinyin: long2 yin2 hu3 xiao4

Meaning of 龍吟虎嘯

nounliterally: (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

Example Sentences with 龍吟虎嘯

keoiˏ₅佢baaˊ²把sengˉ¹聲lungˎ₄龍nganˎ₄吟fuˊ²虎siu3.嘯。
His voice is booming/powerful.
keoiˏ₅佢jatˉ¹一ceotˉ¹出sengˉ¹聲zauˍ₆就lungˎ₄龍nganˎ₄吟fuˊ²虎siu3.嘯。
As soon as he speaks, it's impressive.
diˉ¹啲jamˉ¹音ngokˍ₆樂lungˎ₄龍nganˎ₄吟fuˊ²虎siu3.嘯。
The music is loud and powerful.
niˉ¹呢gaanˉ¹間fongˎ₄房houˊ²好lungˎ₄龍nganˎ₄吟fuˊ²虎siu3.嘯。
This room is grand/imposing.
tiuˎ₄條lungˎ₄龍houˊ²好ciˏ₅似lungˎ₄龍nganˎ₄吟fuˊ²虎siu3.嘯。
The dragon looks majestic and fierce.
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Characters in 龍吟虎嘯

龍lung4
a Chinese family name
虎fu2
brave; fierce; savage; vigorous
嘯siu3
(of humans) scream; whistle; screech

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