Lingaku- to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth)
- nowadays written 呼哨
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth)
- nowadays written 呼哨
This refers to the action of producing a high-pitched sound by blowing air through a mouth shaped with fingers, often used to grab attention or communicate over distance.
He produced a loud whistle with his fingers in his mouth.
The children were playing in the park when someone started to whistle.
This indicates the modern written form of the term, which is more commonly used in contemporary Chinese but retains the same meaning.
Nowadays, many people are accustomed to using "呼哨" to express this action.
Generated collocations (experimental)
hū shào忽哨to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth)yòng用shǒu手hū shào忽哨to whistle with one's fingershū shào忽哨bǐ sài比赛whistling competitionhǒu jiào吼叫yú与hū shào忽哨yelling and whistlinghū shào忽哨shēng声sound of whistlinghū shào忽哨jì qiǎo技巧whistling techniquesjiē tóu街头hū shào忽哨street whistlinghū shào忽哨biǎo yǎn表演whistling performancelì yòng利用hū shào忽哨to use whistlinghé chàng合唱yú与hū shào忽哨choir and whistlinghū shào忽哨yì shù艺术art of whistling