# Help me figure out this funny-sounding word: something like "bin bin byan byan" **URL:** \ **Category:** Learning Chinese\ **Created:** [June 9, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986 "2023-06-09T00:06:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hayashi](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/439d5e/32.png) [@Hayashi](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Hayashi)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/1 "2023-06-09T00:06:34Z")
I was watching the weather report on some Taiwan news channel and I think the announcer was talking about rain, and said something that sounded, to my English-speaking ears, something like (this is not pinyin) “bin bin byan byan”. I can’t remember the vowel sounds, but each word started with “b” (or “p”) and ended with “n”. And it was a four-word phrase that consisted of two repeated words, like “bin bin byan byan” or “ban ban bin bin” or something along those lines. Any idea what the phrase might have been? ---
**Author:** ![SuperS54](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/supers54/32/137985_2.png) [@SuperS54](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/SuperS54)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/2 "2023-06-09T01:14:39Z")
> [@Hayashi](#): > > bin bin byan byan 邊邊 or 邊緣 maybe, when talking about the effects of a rain band or Typhoon? ---
**Author:** ![the\_bear](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/the_bear/32/192391_2.png) [@the\_bear](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/the_bear)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/3 "2023-06-09T01:19:03Z")
傾盆大雨 ---
**Author:** ![tempogain](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tempogain/32/264650_2.png) [@tempogain](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tempogain)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/4 "2023-06-09T01:23:22Z")
> [@Hayashi](#): > > “bin bin byan byan” I recall people saying bing bing biang biang sometimes to describe hitting or pattering sounds. No clue how you’d write it, I think you’d have to use zhuyin for the latter. ---
**Author:** ![Hayashi](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/439d5e/32.png) [@Hayashi](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Hayashi)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 1:24am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/5 "2023-06-09T01:24:05Z")
> [@tempogain](#): > > bing bing biang biang Yes, that sounds pretty close to what I think I heard! ---
**Author:** ![springonion](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/springonion/32/209244_2.png) [@springonion](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/springonion)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:09am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/6 "2023-06-09T02:09:03Z")
Yeah…taiwanese use this phrase a lot “bing bing biang biang”…especially my boss :rofl: 你們講話很吵耶…bing bing biang biang bing bing biang biang 人家在睡覺! My wife uses this on me and the kids too all the time 😝 ---
**Author:** ![Hayashi](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/439d5e/32.png) [@Hayashi](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Hayashi)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:11am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/7 "2023-06-09T02:11:55Z")
So “bing bing biang biang” carries a connotation of excessive loudness? Any idea how to write it in Chinese characters? ---
**Author:** ![the\_bear](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/the_bear/32/192391_2.png) [@the\_bear](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/the_bear)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/8 "2023-06-09T02:12:57Z")
There is no character with the biang pronounciation. ---
**Author:** ![springonion](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/springonion/32/209244_2.png) [@springonion](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/springonion)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/9 "2023-06-09T02:24:09Z")
> [@Hayashi](#): > > So “bing bing biang biang” carries a connotation of excessive loudness? Yeah! Like when someone’s trying to sleep or work or just want some peace & quiet and the kids are making a tantrum or when I’m in the kitchen doing the dishes and there’s a lot of “clinking and clanking”…it’s like chiding someone (like your kids or your employees, usually with someone you know) telling them to “Turn the volume down” > [@Hayashi](#): > > Any idea how to write it in Chinese characters? I dont think there’s any characters associated with this phrase. One is just mimicking the sound/noise that comes when a racket is made. ---
**Author:** ![Hayashi](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/439d5e/32.png) [@Hayashi](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Hayashi)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/10 "2023-06-09T02:36:43Z")
> [@springonion](#): > > I dont think there’s any characters associated with this phrase. But there almost certainly exists some TV show or movie, with Chinese-language subtitles, that uses this phrase. It would be interesting to see how such a phrase would be written into a subtitle. I did find this phrase: [吵吵嚷嚷](https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=chao+chao+rang+rang) (chao3 chao3 rang3 rang3). Maybe the “biang” in “bing bing biang biang” is a corruption of “rang”? ---
**Author:** ![the\_bear](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/the_bear/32/192391_2.png) [@the\_bear](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/the_bear)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:49am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/11 "2023-06-09T02:49:59Z")
No. Different onomatopoeia ---
**Author:** ![springonion](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/springonion/32/209244_2.png) [@springonion](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/springonion)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/12 "2023-06-09T02:54:32Z")
> [@Hayashi](#): > > I did find this phrase: [吵吵嚷嚷](https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=chao+chao+rang+rang) (chao3 chao3 rang3 rang3) We usually use 吵吵鬧鬧. ---
**Author:** ![Hayashi](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/439d5e/32.png) [@Hayashi](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Hayashi)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/13 "2023-06-09T03:10:52Z")
The plot thickens! According to this BBC article, “biang” may refer to the sound of slapping that is made when making “biang biang” noodles. > **[一種名字寫不出來的中式麵食 - BBC 英伦网](https://www.bbc.com/ukchina/trad/vert-tra-57114806)** > > 中國的「biang biang」麵條風靡全球——然而這道菜的名字無法真正寫出來。 English version here: > **[The Chinese noodle dish whose name doesn't exist](https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210413-the-chinese-noodle-dish-whose-name-doesnt-exist)** > > China's biang biang noodles are taking the world by storm – yet the dish's name doesn't officially exist. And, according to the article, the Chinese character for “biang” is apparently some kind of made-up character with 58 strokes. Wikipedia does have an entry for biang biang noodles, using these characters: 𰻞𰻞麵. > **[Biangbiang noodles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biangbiang_noodles)** > > Biangbiang noodles (simplified Chinese: 𰻝𰻝面; traditional Chinese: 𰻞𰻞麵; pinyin: Biángbiángmiàn), alternatively known as youpo chemian (油泼扯面) in Chinese, are a type of Chinese noodle originating from Shaanxi cuisine. The noodles, touted as one of the "eight curiosities" of Shaanxi (陕西八大怪), are described as being like a belt, owing to their thickness and length. > Biangbiang noodles are renowned for being written using a unique character. The character is unusually complex, with the standard variant ... So, is it possible that the “biang biang” of “bing bing biang biang” is the 𰻞𰻞 from biang biang noodles? This still leaves the question of what characters are used for the “bing bing” part… ---
**Author:** ![Brianjones](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@Brianjones](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Brianjones)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/14 "2023-06-09T03:15:26Z")
Is Biang more a Taiwanese sound than Mandarin. ---
**Author:** ![Daveorsomething](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/daveorsomething/32/203755_2.png) [@Daveorsomething](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Daveorsomething)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/15 "2023-06-09T06:39:42Z")
Isn’t ‘biang’ used for the sound of a gunshot? Can’t say I’ve ever heard it used for rainfall, even a heavy rain on a metal roof. My wife’s Hakka side describe a light rainfall, or the beginnings of a downpour, with what sounds like “Deek deek doke doke” … I use this all the time now (Is it raining? Hai hao, yidiandian, deek deek doke doke). ---
**Author:** ![Brianjones](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@Brianjones](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Brianjones)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 6:40am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/16 "2023-06-09T06:40:20Z")
Yes hakka people have similar words. ---
**Author:** ![Hayashi](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/439d5e/32.png) [@Hayashi](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Hayashi)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 6:48am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/17 "2023-06-09T06:48:48Z")
> [@Daveorsomething](#): > > Isn’t ‘biang’ used for the sound of a gunshot? Can’t say I’ve ever heard it used for rainfall, even a heavy rain on a metal roof. Maybe the weather announcer that I was watching was talking about hail? ---
**Author:** ![Daveorsomething](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/daveorsomething/32/203755_2.png) [@Daveorsomething](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Daveorsomething)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 7:04am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/18 "2023-06-09T07:04:25Z")
Hm, makes a little sense to me – at least in terms of language, the hail part less so, doesn’t seem like the season for hail. My guess is it’s a Taiwanese phrase, and someone will be along to explain it in due time. ---
**Author:** ![the\_bear](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/the_bear/32/192391_2.png) [@the\_bear](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/the_bear)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 7:13am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/19 "2023-06-09T07:13:50Z")
That character won’t display on my phone. Fake character! ---
**Author:** ![Hayashi](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/439d5e/32.png) [@Hayashi](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Hayashi)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 7:14am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986/20 "2023-06-09T07:14:48Z")
> [@springonion](#): > > bing bing biang biang bing bing biang biang Thinking about it, this is a quite remarkable nested example of [reduplication](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduplication) – a pair of double words (“bing bing” and “biang biang”), forming a four-word set that conveys the idea of clamor, with the whole four-word phrase then itself being repeated twice for emphasis. [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-funny-sounding-word-something-like-bin-bin-byan-byan/230986.md?page=2)