The Chinese word for horn is
喇叭
lǎ bā
Chinese Definition
| horn | |
| 1. 名词. 角 | |
| 2. 名词. 犄角 | |
| 3. 名词. 犀角 | |
| Components | |
| 喇 | |
| 1. Only used in 喇叭 (trumpet; bugle) | |
| 2. Only used in 喇嘛 (lama) | |
| 3. (onomatopoeia) sound of wind or rain | |
| 4. Only used in 哈喇子 (saliva, 半喇子兒, a half) | |
| 叭 | |
| 1. Only used in 喇叭 | |
| 2. (onomatopoeia) (Sound of a gunshot or crack.) | |
| 3. mouth opening |
Translations for 叭 and their definitions
| 角 | |
| 1. horn; antler | |
| 2. point | |
| 3. (mathematics) angle; corner | |
| 4. (geography) cape; point; headland | |
| 5. (numismatics) one tenth of a yuan or dollar | |
| 6. role; part; character | |
| 7. actor; actress | |
| 8. (music) bugle; horn | |
| 9. (music) third note in the Chinese pentatonic scale, or mi | |
| 10. to contend; to compete; to challenge | |
| 角jué鬥 - wrestle | |
| 11. (Chinese astronomy) Horn (one of Twenty-Eight Mansions) | |
| 12. (gaming) Short for 角色 | |
| 13. (Min Bei, Min Dong, Hokkien) A suffix to denote masculine animals |
| 喇叭 | |
| 1. n. (musical instrument) horn; trumpet | |
| 2. n. (regional, musical instrument) suona | |
| 3. n. (zh-alt-name, 揚聲器, loudspeaker; speaker; amplifier) | |
| 4. n. (in automobiles etc.) horn | |
| 5. n. (figurative) gossiper; one who disseminates information unrestrainedly | |
| 6. usage. This is also used as a generic term to describe anything that has a horn or trumpet-like conical shape. |
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary
Pronunciation
lǎ bā
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