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  *哭* | 哭* | *哭
to cry; to weep
HSK 2
to weep
HSK 7-9
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears
HSK 7-9
to bawl / to cry / to wail / to howl / also written 號哭|号哭
weeping bitter tears
to cry / to wail
to weep endlessly / interminable wailing
to snivel (usually humorous)
to wail at a funeral / formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed
to bewail one's poverty / to complain about being hard up / to pretend to be poor
to bawl, disturbing others
to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)
to pull a long face / to wear a mournful expression
sound of weeping
(Tw) whoa!; holy crap! jeez! (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá khàu], "I cry!")
to weep disconsolately / to cry on each other's shoulder
to wail and whine / piteous weeping
the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears
to bawl / to wail / to cry
to weep in sorrow
to cry loudly
sobbing tone / sob / dirge / opera tune portraying mourning
Wailing Wall, or Western Wall (Jerusalem)
to weep / to snivel
to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead
(Tw) (slang) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn! (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē], "to cry over one's dad's death")
(lit.) to cry from hunger (from Taiwanese 哭枵, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-iau]) / (Tw) (slang) to whine; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn!
to make (sb) cry (with one's harsh words)
(idiom) to wail; to bawl
crybaby
lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
squeal
lit. to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying) / fig. to make a terrible scene; to throw a tantrum
mourning staff draped in white, held at a funeral to show filial piety
the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears
long face; miserable look
to cry one's heart out
to sob loudly; to bawl
lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)
to wail
autumnal sadness
to lament / to complain tearfully / to wail accusingly
to sing instead of weep (idiom)
lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams
to cry bitterly
variant of 嚎啕大哭
variant of 鬼哭狼嚎


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