呜呼哀哉 wūhū'āizāi alas Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 呜呼哀哉 嗚呼哀哉 wūhū'āizāi alas used as an expression of deep grief, especially in funeral orations, meaning "alas, how sorrowful!" to kick the bucket; to be finished a euphemism for death or destruction, often used with a humorous or ironic tone Frequency Written text 0.209 per million Cross-References Variant of 于呼哀哉 yúhū'āizāi Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
呜呼哀哉 嗚呼哀哉 wūhū'āizāi alas used as an expression of deep grief, especially in funeral orations, meaning "alas, how sorrowful!" to kick the bucket; to be finished a euphemism for death or destruction, often used with a humorous or ironic tone Frequency Written text 0.209 per million Cross-References Variant of 于呼哀哉 yúhū'āizāi Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
