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嚎啕大哭

Mandarin · pinyin háo táo dà kū

(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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