啼哭
啼哭 tí kū ㄊㄧˊ ㄎㄨ tai4 huk1
- to cry
- to wail
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More words with these characters
啼
- 啼啭啼囀 tí zhuàn ㄊㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ tai4 zyun2 to call sweetly (of birds)
- 啼声啼聲 tí shēng ㄊㄧˊ ㄕㄥ tai4 seng1 ululation
- 悲啼 bēi tí ㄅㄟ ㄊㄧˊ bei1 tai4 to wail with grief
- 哭哭啼啼 kū ku tí tí ㄎㄨ ˙ㄎㄨ ㄊㄧˊ ㄊㄧˊ huk1 huk1 tai4 tai4 to weep endlessly
- 啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄟ tai4 siu3 gaai1 fei1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
- 啼饥号寒啼饑號寒 tí jī háo hán ㄊㄧˊ ㄐㄧ ㄏㄠˊ ㄏㄢˊ tai4 gei1 hou4 hon4 (idiom) to cry from hunger and cold; to suffer extreme poverty
哭
- 哭泣 kū qì ㄎㄨ ㄑㄧˋ huk1 jap1 to weep
- 哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé ㄎㄨ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ huk1 siu3 bat1 dak1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
- 哀哭 āi kū ㄞ ㄎㄨ oi1 huk1 to weep in sorrow
- 哭喊 kū hǎn ㄎㄨ ㄏㄢˇ huk1 haam3 to wail
- 哭丧哭喪 kū sāng ㄎㄨ ㄙㄤ huk1 song1 to wail at a funeral
- 哭墙哭牆 Kū qiáng ㄎㄨ ㄑㄧㄤˊ huk1 coeng4 Wailing Wall, or Western Wall (Jerusalem)
Idioms with these characters
- 杜鹃啼血杜鵑啼血 dù juān tí xuè ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄢ ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄩㄝˋ dou6 gyun1 tai4 hyut3 lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom)
- 啼饥号寒啼饑號寒 tí jī háo hán ㄊㄧˊ ㄐㄧ ㄏㄠˊ ㄏㄢˊ tai4 gei1 hou4 hon4 (idiom) to cry from hunger and cold; to suffer extreme poverty
- 啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄟ tai4 siu3 gaai1 fei1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
- 悲歌当哭悲歌當哭 bēi gē dàng kū ㄅㄟ ㄍㄜ ㄉㄤˋ ㄎㄨ bei1 go1 dong3 huk1 to sing instead of weep (idiom)
- 鬼哭狼嚎 guǐ kū láng háo ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨ ㄌㄤˊ ㄏㄠˊ gwai2 huk1 long4 hou4 (idiom) to wail and scream loudly
- 嚎啕大哭 háo táo dà kū ㄏㄠˊ ㄊㄠˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄨ hou4 tou4 daai6 huk1 (idiom) to wail; to bawl
- 哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé ㄎㄨ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ huk1 siu3 bat1 dak1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
- 猫哭耗子貓哭耗子 māo kū hào zi ㄇㄠ ㄎㄨ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ maau1 huk1 hou3 zi2 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence