吧嗒

Chinese
 
(modal particle indicating polite suggestion); ...right?; ...OK?; (onomat.); dumb
 to despair
simp. and trad.
(吧嗒)		 吧 嗒
variant forms 吧噠／吧哒
巴噠／巴哒

Pronunciation 1

Adverb

吧嗒

  1. (onomatopoeia) click; drip
    吧嗒一聲，門關上了。 [MSC, trad.]
    吧嗒一声，门关上了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bādā yī shēng, mén guānshàng le. [Pinyin]
    The door clicked shut.

Pronunciation 2

Verb

吧嗒

  1. to smack one's lips (in surprise, alarm, etc.)
    他吧嗒了一下嘴，一聲也不言語。 [MSC, trad.]
    他吧嗒了一下嘴，一声也不言语。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā bāda le yīxià zuǐ, yī shēng yě bù yányǔ. [Pinyin]
    He smacked his lips but did not utter a word.
  2. (dialectal) to pull at (a pipe, etc.)
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