wail at funeral; mourn loudly
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to wail loudly; to keen (at a funeral)
formalFormal term used specifically in funeral contexts to describe the act of wailing loudly as an expression of grief.
Jǔ举
āi哀
sān三
rì日
，
yǐ以
jìn尽
āi哀
sī思
。
They wailed for three days to fully express their grief.
Quán全
jūn军
jǔ举
āi哀
，
dào悼
niàn念
zhèn阵
wáng亡
jiàng将
shì士
。
The entire army mourned aloud to commemorate the fallen soldiers.
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Àn按
chuán传
tǒng统
lǐ礼
zhì制
，
qīn亲
rén人
xū须
zài在
líng灵
qián前
jǔ举
āi哀
。
According to traditional ritual, family members must wail before the coffin.