嗚咽

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See also: 呜咽

Chinese

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(onomat. for humming)
to swallow; to choke (in crying); narrow pass
to swallow; to choke (in crying); narrow pass; throat
 
trad. (嗚咽)
simp. (呜咽)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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嗚咽

  1. to sob; to whimper

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (嗚咽):
  • Japanese: 嗚咽(おえつ) (oetsu)
  • Korean: 오열(嗚咽) (oyeol)

Adjective

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嗚咽

  1. (literary, of a sound) low and deep

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
えつ
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
鳴咽 (misspelling)

Noun

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()(えつ) (oetsu

  1. sobbing

Verb

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()(えつ)する (oetsu suruintransitive suru (stem ()(えつ) (oetsu shi), past ()(えつ)した (oetsu shita))

  1. to sob

Conjugation

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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嗚咽 (oyeol) (hangeul 오열)

  1. hanja form? of 오열 (sobbing, wailing)