to cry loudly without tears
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to cry loudly without tears; to wail in an exaggerated way
informalImplies insincerity or a theatrical, forced display of grief. Often used pejoratively. Can be written as 干嚎.
Tā他
yé爷
ye爷
qù去
shì世
shí时
，
tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
zài在
gān干
háo号
，
yǎn眼
jīng睛
lǐ里
yī一
dī滴
yǎn眼
lèi泪
yě也
méi没
yǒu有
。
When his grandfather passed away, he was just crying loudly without tears, not a single drop in his eyes.
Nà那
ge个
hái孩
zi子
wèi为
le了
bù不
qù去
shàng上
xué学
，
tǎng躺
zài在
dì地
shang上
gān干
háo号
。
That child lay on the ground wailing without tears in order to avoid going to school.
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Zài在
zàng葬
lǐ礼
shang上
，
yǒu有
xiē些
yuǎn远
fáng房
qīn亲
qi戚
de的
gān干
háo号
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
jiǎ假
。
At the funeral, the loud, tearless crying of some distant relatives sounded very fake.