Chinese animals make different noises from their English counterparts:
English Pinyin Chinese
Birds chirp-chirp jījīzhāzhā 唧唧喳喳
Cats meow miāo 喵
Cows moo mōu 哞
Crickets chirp-chirp qū qū 㘗㘗
Crows caw-caw wā wā/yā yā 哇哇/啞啞
Ducks quack-quack gū gū 咕咕
Ducklings cheep-cheep xiū xiū 咻咻
Horses neigh sī 嘶
Horses whinny huīr huīr 咴兒咴兒
Kittens meow mī mī 咪咪
Mosquitoes buzz wēng wēng 嗡嗡
Sheep baa miē 咩
Wolves howl háo 嚎/嗥
Humans too make some unfamiliar sounds:
English Pinyin Chinese
cough k&eacutte; 咳
glug glug (drinking) gūdūgūdū 咕嘟咕嘟
puff of air pū 噗
heavy breathing xiū xiū 咻咻
sound of tears streaming down the face pūlùlù 噗嚕嚕
Some sounds you may hear in a Chinese kitchen:
Food being put into hot oil chuālā 歘拉
Sound of water or soup bubbling gūdū 咕嘟
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