鬼哭狼嚎

Mandarin · pinyin guǐ kū láng háo

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to wail and scream loudly
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鬼
guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
哭
kū · weep, cry, wail
狼
láng · wolf
嚎
háo · cry loudly, yell, scream
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3–1–2–2 · gui3 ku1 lang2 hao2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwai2 huk1 long4 hou4

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gwai2 huk1 long4 hou4

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  1. (figurative) to wail and scream mournfully and ear-piercingly

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