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mew in Chinese

mew in Chinese is 海鸥 — mew means the soft crying sound made by a cat, especially a kitten.

mew in Chinese

海鸥
noun
Pronounced: hǎi ōu
(archaic, poetic, dialectal) A gull, seagull.

What does "mew" mean?

  1. noun The soft crying sound made by a cat, especially a kitten.
    "The kitten gave a tiny mew from under the sofa."
  2. verb To make this crying sound, like a cat.
    "The cat mewed at the door until someone let it in."
  3. verb To confine or shut something away (an older usage).
    "The prisoner was mewed up in a small cell for years."
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mew in a sentence

  • The kitten gave a tiny mew from under the sofa.
  • The cat mewed at the door until someone let it in.
  • The prisoner was mewed up in a small cell for years.

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What is "mew" in Chinese?

"mew" in Chinese is 海鸥. mew means: The soft crying sound made by a cat, especially a kitten.

How do you pronounce 海鸥?

"mew" in Chinese is 海鸥, pronounced "hǎi ōu".

How do you use "mew" in a sentence?

Example: "The kitten gave a tiny mew from under the sofa." In Chinese, "mew" is 海鸥.

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