wū​yè HSK7

to sob; a sob

  • created sense approved 呜咽/嗚咽 · wū​yè · to sob; a sob — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    呜咽 / 嗚咽

    wū​yè

    to sob; a sob

    to sob or whimper quietly; a low, muffled sound of crying or whimpering

    呜 (literal) → 呜/嗚 · wū · [onomatopoeia] 咽 (literal) → 咽 · yè · to choke

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 呜咽/嗚咽 · wū​yè · low and mournful sound; to murmur — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    呜咽 / 嗚咽

    wū​yè

    low and mournful sound; to murmur

    (literary) to make a low, mournful, or mournfully sad sound, such as the sound of a flute or flowing water

    呜 (literal) → 呜/嗚 · wū · [onomatopoeia] 咽 (literal) → 咽 · yè · to be blocked

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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