同聲一哭

简 同声一哭 · 繁 同聲一哭
Mandarin · pinyin tóng shēng yī kū

Meanings

  1. to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)
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同
tóng · same, similar; together with
聲
shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
哭
kū · weep, cry, wail
声
shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
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2–1–1–1 · tong2 sheng1 yi1 ku1

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