嗚呼

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See also: 呜呼

Chinese

(onomat. for humming)
to call; to cry; to shout
to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale
 
trad. (嗚呼) 嗚 呼
simp. (呜呼) 呜 呼
alternative forms 於戲／於戏

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 嗚 呼
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 影 (34) 曉 (32)
Final (韻) 模 (23) 模 (23)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I I
Fanqie 哀都切 荒烏切
Baxter 'u xu
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ʔuo/ /huo/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ʔuo/ /huo/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ʔo/ /xo/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ʔɔ/ /hɔ/
Li
Rong 		/ʔo/ /xo/
Wang
Li 		/u/ /xu/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ʔuo/ /xuo/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		wū hū
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		wu1 fu1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 呼 呼
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		hū hù
Middle
Chinese 		‹ xu › ‹ xuH ›
Old
Chinese 		/*qʰˁa/ /*qʰˁa-s/
English call out, shout call out, shout

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 嗚 呼
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 13078 5181
Phonetic
component 		烏 乎
Rime
group 		魚 魚
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		烏 呼
Old
Chinese 		/*qaː/ /*qʰaː/

Interjection

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  1. (archaic) alas; alack; wellaway

Verb

嗚呼

  1. (euphemistic) to die; to pass away

Synonyms

(to die):

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(sad interjection): 於戲／于戏 (wūhū)

Derived terms

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
嗚 呼
Hyōgaiji Grade: 6
irregular

Compare English ah.

The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字), borrowed from Chinese 嗚呼／呜呼 (wūhū).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Interjection

嗚呼(ああ) or 嗚呼(アー) • (ā) 

  1. ah, oh
    1. an expression of surprise
    2. word expressing affirmation
    3. word used to call attention
    4. word expressing a grunt or pain
Usage notes
  • Used in Old Japanese as 借訓 (shakkun, “kanji spelling used as a Japanese sound”) kana for a.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
嗚 呼
Hyōgaiji Grade: 6
irregular

Origin unknown; compare おかしい (“strange, funny”). Historically written ヲコ or ウコ; the kanji spelling is ateji (当て字).[1]

Alternative forms

Adjective

嗚呼(おこ) • (oko) -na (adnominal 嗚呼(おこ)な (oko na), adverbial 嗚呼(おこ)に (oko ni))

  1. (archaic) foolish, stupid
  2. (archaic) funny, clownish

Noun

嗚呼(おこ) • (oko) 

  1. folly, absurdity, foolishness

Derived terms

References

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