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鬼哭狼嚎

Mandarin · pinyin guǐ kū láng háo

(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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gwai2 huk1 long4 hou4

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

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