wail loudly; cry one's eyes out
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to wail loudly; to cry one's eyes out
literaryA literary term describing intense, unrestrained crying, often due to grief or great sorrow. Often used in the phrase '嚎啕大哭'.
Tīng听
dào到
è噩
hào耗
，
tā她
rěn忍
bu不
zhù住
háo嚎
táo啕
dà大
kū哭
。
Upon hearing the bad news, she couldn't help but burst into loud wailing.
Hái孩
zi子
shuāi摔
le了
yī一
jiāo跤
，
lì立
kè刻
háo嚎
táo啕
qǐ起
lái来
。
The child fell down and immediately started wailing.
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Tā他
de的
kū哭
shēng声
háo嚎
táo啕
zhèn震
tiān天
，
ràng让
rén人
xīn心
suì碎
。
His loud, wailing cries shook the heavens and broke people's hearts.