嘎吱

Traditional form:

嘎吱

Pinyin (reading):

gāzhī

Definitions:

• (onom.) creak
• crunch

Characters:

• 嘎 - a cackling sound; bad, malevolent
• 吱 - to chirp; to hiss; to squeak

Traditional characters:

• 嘎 - a cackling sound; bad, malevolent
• 吱 - to chirp; to hiss; to squeak