wailing; crying (sound)
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sound of wailing or crying out; wail; cry
literaryLiterary and vivid. Often used to depict the pitiful cries of many people or animals in distress. Commonly appears in the idiom '嗷嗷待哺'.
Shī失
qù去
qīn亲
rén人
de的
zāi灾
mín民
áo嗷
áo嗷
tòng痛
kū哭
。
The disaster victims who lost their loved ones wailed bitterly.
Shòu受
shāng伤
de的
yě野
shòu兽
zài在
lín林
zhōng中
áo嗷
áo嗷
āi哀
míng鸣
。
The wounded beast howled mournfully in the forest.
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Yī一
dà大
qún群
jī饥
mín民
áo嗷
áo嗷
dài待
bǔ哺
。
A large crowd of hungry people are crying out for food.