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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