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wūhū

alas

Senses

呜呼/ 嗚呼 wūhū (also yūxī, yūhū) alas

used to express grief, regret, or deep sighing; also used in classical Chinese to express praise or admiration

呜呼/ 嗚呼 wūhū to die

used as a euphemism for death, often appearing in the phrase 一命呜呼 yīmìngwūhū

variant 呜呼/嗚呼 → 于戏/於戲

variant 呜呼/嗚呼 → 于乎/於乎

variant 呜呼/嗚呼 → 乌乎/烏乎

variant 呜呼/嗚呼 → 乌呼/烏呼

variant 呜呼/嗚呼 → 乌虖/烏虖

variant 呜呼/嗚呼 → 呜虖/嗚虖

see 呜/嗚 → 呜呼/嗚呼

see 一命呜呼/一命嗚呼 → 呜呼/嗚呼

same_as 于戏/於戲 → 呜呼/嗚呼

same_as 乌呼/烏呼 → 呜呼/嗚呼