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) 嗚 咽
simp. (呜咽) 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
嗚 咽
お
Hyōgaiji
えつ
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
鳴咽 (misspelling)

Noun

嗚(お)咽(えつ) • (oetsu) 

  1. sobbing

Verb

嗚(お)咽(えつ)する • (oetsu suru) intransitive suru (stem 嗚(お)咽(えつ)し (oetsu shi), past 嗚(お)咽(えつ)した (oetsu shita))

  1. to sob

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term
嗚咽

Noun

嗚咽 • (oyeol) (hangeul 오열)

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