哀哭
āi kū
Pinyin

Definition

哀哭
 - 
āi kū
  1. to weep in sorrow

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

哭
kū
  1. 1 to cry
  2. 2 to weep
哀
Āi
  1. 1 Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Lí]
哀伤
āi shāng
  1. 1 grief
  2. 2 distress
  3. 3 bereavement
  4. 4 grieved
  5. 5 heartbroken
  6. 6 dejected
哀怨
āi yuàn
  1. 1 grief
  2. 2 resentment
  3. 3 aggrieved
  4. 4 plaintive
哭泣
kū qì
  1. 1 to weep
哭声
kū shēng
  1. 1 sound of weeping
喜怒哀乐
xǐ nù āi lè
  1. 1 four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huān xǐ], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fèn nù], sorrow 悲哀[bēi āi] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuài lè]
大哭
dà kū
  1. 1 to cry loudly
悲哀
bēi āi
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 sorrowful
痛哭
tòng kū
  1. 1 to cry bitterly
可哀
kě āi
  1. 1 miserably
哀兵必胜
āi bīng bì shèng
  1. 1 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
哀哭
āi kū
  1. 1 to weep in sorrow
哀叹
āi tàn
  1. 1 to sigh
  2. 2 to lament
  3. 3 to bewail
哀嚎
āi háo
  1. 1 to howl in grief
  2. 2 anguished wailing
  3. 3 same as 哀号
哀婉
āi wǎn
  1. 1 melancholy
  2. 2 sad and moving
哀家
āi jiā
  1. 1 I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)
哀思
āi sī
  1. 1 grief-stricken thoughts
  2. 2 mourning
哀悼
āi dào
  1. 1 to grieve over sb's death
  2. 2 to lament sb's death
  3. 3 mourning
哀愁
āi chóu
  1. 1 sorrow
  2. 2 sadness
  3. 3 distressed
  4. 4 sorrowful

Idioms (19)

一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
乞哀告怜
qǐ āi gào lián
  1. 1 begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
同声一哭
tóng shēng yī kū
  1. 1 to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)
哀兵必胜
āi bīng bì shèng
  1. 1 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
哀告宾服
āi gào bīn fú
  1. 1 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ
  1. 1 weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)
哀而不伤
āi ér bù shāng
  1. 1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
  1. 1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
  2. 2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
  3. 3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
  4. 4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
哀鸿遍野
āi hóng biàn yě
  1. 1 lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims
  2. 2 starving people fill the land
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 both funny and extremely embarrassing
  3. 3 between laughter and tears
哭声震天
kū shēng zhèn tiān
  1. 1 lit. cries of grief shake the heavens
  2. 2 great sorrow (idiom)
嚎啕大哭
háo táo dà kū
  1. 1 to wail
  2. 2 to bawl (idiom)
悲歌当哭
bēi gē dàng kū
  1. 1 to sing instead of weep (idiom)
狼号鬼哭
láng háo guǐ kū
  1. 1 lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams
生荣死哀
shēng róng sǐ āi
  1. 1 to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)
眼皮哭肿
yǎn pí kū zhǒng
  1. 1 to have eyelids swollen from crying
  2. 2 very unhappy (idiom)
猫哭老鼠
māo kū lǎo shǔ
  1. 1 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
  2. 2 crocodile tears
猫哭耗子
māo kū hào zi
  1. 1 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
  2. 2 crocodile tears
鬼哭狼嚎
guǐ kū láng háo
  1. 1 to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)

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