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號喪

简号丧 · 繁號喪

Mandarin · pinyin háo sang

to weep
to howl as if at a funeral

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号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number
丧: sàng · mourning; mourn; funeral

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2–5 · hao2 sang5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hou4 song1

Cantonese word readings for 號喪. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(dated) to keen; to howl at a funeral
(vulgar) to shout or cry loudly and unpleasantly

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