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唏噓

简唏嘘 · 繁唏噓

Mandarin · pinyin xī xū

(onom.) to sigh
to sob

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唏: xī · weep or sob; grieve
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嘘: xū · exhale; blow out; deep sigh; hiss; praise

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1–1 · xi1 xu1

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hei1 heoi1

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verb

(literary, onomatopoeia) to sigh; to sob

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