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Animal Sounds

ぴいちくぱあちく

piichiku-paachiku

Birds chirping and chattering noisily

The lively, ceaseless chorus of small birds chattering. Also used metaphorically for a group of people talking noisily and nonstop.

💡Sparrows gathering on a wire at dawn — 'The birds were all going piichiku-paachiku, holding a noisy meeting.'

Example

小鳥たちが朝からぴいちくぱあちくと鳴いている。

The small birds have been chattering piichiku-paachiku since morning.

Quiz yourself

The sparrows on the wire were chattering ___ as if holding a meeting.

電線の上のすずめたちが、まるで会議をするように○○鳴いていた。

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Intermediate