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嗚咽

简呜咽 · 繁嗚咽

Mandarin · pinyin wū yè

to sob
to whimper

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嗚: Look up this written character
咽: yàn · throat; pharynx
呜: wū · sound of crying, sobbing

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1–4 · wu1 ye4

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wu1 jin1 · wu1 jit3

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verb

to sob; to whimper

adj

(literary, of a sound) low and deep

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