嚎啕大哭

Mandarin · pinyin háo táo dà kū

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to wail; to bawl
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嚎
háo · cry loudly, yell, scream
啕
táo · wail
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
哭
kū · weep, cry, wail
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2–2–4–1 · hao2 tao2 da4 ku1

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hou4 tou4 daai6 huk1

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