嗚咽

See also: 呜咽

Chinese

(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


Verb

嗚咽

  1. to sob; to whimper

Synonyms

Descendants

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

Adjective

嗚咽

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

Derived terms

  • 嗚嗚咽咽呜呜咽咽

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
えつ
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
鳴咽 (misspelling)

Noun

()(えつ) • (oetsu) 

  1. sobbing

Verb

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

  1. to sob

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

嗚咽 • (oyeol) (hangeul 오열)

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