呜呼哀哉 wūhū'āizāi alas Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents wūhū'āizāi alas 呜呼 嗚呼 wūhū alas used to express grief, regret, or deep sighing; also used in classical Chinese to express praise or admiration哀哉 āizāi alas used to express deep sorrow or grief; alackwūhū'āizāi to kick the bucket; to be finished 呜呼 嗚呼 wūhū to die used as a euphemism for death, often appearing in the phrase 一命呜呼 yīmìngwūhū哀哉 āizāi to kick the bucket (slang) to die; used humorously or jokingly when referring to someone's death