è
hào

common
noun

Meaning of 噩耗

噩耗 means tragic news; news of a loved one's death. Pronounced è hào.

  • tragic news; news of a loved one's death

Definitions & Examples

Tīng
dào
shì
de
è
hào
 
quán
jiā
rén
dōu
xiàn
le
bēi
tòng
 

Upon hearing the tragic news of his death, the whole family was plunged into grief.

Qián
fāng
chuán
lái
è
hào
 
men
de
zhàn
yǒu
shēng
le
 

Tragic news came from the front line: our comrade-in-arms had sacrificed his life.

zuì
jiē
dào
lái
jiā
xiāng
de
è
hào
 

He was most afraid of receiving tragic news from his hometown.

È
hào
chuán
lái
 
guó
āi
dào
 

When the tragic news arrived, the whole nation went into mourning.