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哭哭啼啼

Mandarin · pinyin kū ku tí tí

to weep endlessly
interminable wailing

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哭: kū · weep, cry, wail
啼: tí · weep, whimper; howl, twitter

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1–5–2–2 · ku1 ku5 ti2 ti2

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huk1 huk1 tai4 tai4

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verb

to cry continuously; to weep endlessly; to weep and wail

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