"哭" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 kū to cry / to weep
Results beginning with 哭
 kū qì to weep
 kū shēng sound of weeping
 kū sù to lament / to complain tearfully / to wail accusingly
 kū hǎn to wail
 kū sāng to wail at a funeral / formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed
 kū qióng to bewail one's poverty / to complain about being hard up / to pretend to be poor
 kū liǎn to weep / to snivel
 kū líng to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead
 kū nào to bawl, disturbing others
 Kū qiáng Wailing Wall, or Western Wall (Jerusalem)
 kū qiāng sobbing tone / sob / dirge / opera tune portraying mourning
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 kū bí zi to snivel (usually humorous)
 kū qiū fēng autumnal sadness
 kū sāng bàng mourning staff draped in white, held at a funeral to show filial piety
 kū sang liǎn to pull a long face / sullen / also written 哭喪著臉|哭丧着脸
 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears
 kū sang zhe liǎn to pull a long face / to wear a mournful expression
 kū ku tí tí to weep endlessly / interminable wailing
 kū tiān mǒ lèi to wail and whine / piteous weeping
 kū shēng zhèn tiān lit. cries of grief shake the heavens / great sorrow (idiom)
 kū de sǐ qù huó lái to cry one's heart out
Approximate Results for 哭
 dà kū to cry loudly
 tòng kū to cry bitterly
 tí kū to cry / to wail
 háo kū to bawl / to wail / to cry
 háo kū to bawl / to cry / to wail / to howl / also written 號哭|号哭[hao2 ku1]
 āi kū to weep in sorrow
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 ài kū guǐ crybaby
 guǐ kū láng háo to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)
 guǐ kū láng háo variant of 鬼哭狼嚎[gui3 ku1 lang2 hao2]
 láng háo guǐ kū lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom) / pathetic screams
 tòng kū liú tì weeping bitter tears
齿 āi kū qiè chǐ weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)
 bào tóu tòng kū to weep disconsolately / to cry on each other's shoulder
 bēi gē dàng kū to sing instead of weep (idiom)
 fàng shēng dà kū to burst into tears / to sob loudly / to bawl
 háo táo dà kū to wail / to bawl (idiom)
 jiān shēng tí kū squeal
 māo kū hào zi the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom) / hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears
 māo kū lǎo shǔ the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom) / hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears
 tóng shēng yī kū to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)
 yǎn pí kū zhǒng to have eyelids swollen from crying / very unhappy (idiom)
 zhuāng suān kū qióng to dress poorly an plead poverty (even though rich) (idiom)
 yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào to make a terrible scene (idiom) / to throw a tantrum
 huì kū de hái zi yǒu nǎi chī lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
 huì kū de hái zi yǒu táng chī lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
 dǎ fān le de niú nǎi ér kū qì to weep over spilt milk
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