"Cry" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 kū to cry / to weep
 tí kū to cry / to wail
 liē liē (dialect) to cry / to whimper / to talk drivel
 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]
 háo roar / cry / CL:個|个[ge4]
 háo táo to cry / to wail loudly
 míng to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
 liáo clear sound / cry (of cranes etc)
 chōu dā to sob / to cry
 chū shēng to make a sound / to speak / to cry out
 dà kū to cry loudly
 jīng hū to cry out in alarm or surprise
 nà hǎn shout / rallying cry / cheering / to shout
 tòng kū to cry bitterly
 jīng jiào to cry out in fear
 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears
 shī shēng to lose one's voice / (to cry out) involuntarily
 hǎn jiào to cry out / to shout
 jiào huan to cry out / to bark out a sound
 gāo hǎn to shout loudly / to raise a cry / to yell
 tí xiào jiē fēi lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears
 āi háo to cry piteously / anguished wailing / same as 哀嚎[ai1 hao2]
 tiān rǎng zhī bié lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / opposite extremes / a world of difference / a far cry from
 hū háo to wail / to cry out in distress
 bēi míng to utter a mournful cry / wail / groan
 hǎn yuān to cry out a grievance
 jiào chuáng to cry out in ecstasy (during lovemaking)
 wā kào (lit.) I cry! / Oh, bosh! / Shoot! / (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá / khàu])
 kě gē kě qì lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom) / fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic
 shāng tiān hài lǐ to offend Heaven and reason (idiom) / bloody atrocities that cry to heaven / outrageous acts
 míng bù píng to cry out against injustice / to protest unfairness
 áo áo dài bǔ cry piteously for food
 bù píng zé míng where there is injustice, there will be an outcry / man will cry out against injustice
 nà battle cry
 lì cry of a crane or wild goose
 xiāo a cry of alarm / querulous
 bào tóu tòng kū to weep disconsolately / to cry on each other's shoulder
 yǎo cry of hen pheasant
 gān háo to cry out loud without tears
 gān háo to cry out loud without tears
 hū háo to roar (of animals) / to wail / to cry out in distress / see also 呼號|呼号[hu1 hao2]
 nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán real men do not easily cry (idiom)
 kū de sǐ qù huó lái to cry one's heart out
 bēi tí to wail with grief / plaintive cry
 kào yāo (lit.) to cry from hunger (from Taiwanese 哭枵, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-iau]) / (slang) (Tw) to whine / shut the hell up! / fuck! / damn!
 kào běi (lit.) to cry over one's dad's death (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē]) / (slang) (Tw) to rattle on / to carp / stop whining! / shut the hell up! / fuck! / damn!
 bó (onom.) sound of sth splitting or breaking apart / sound of an object falling to the ground / a cry of rage / Taiwan pr. [bo1]
 hū tiān qiāng dì (idiom) to cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression of anguish)
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