抱头痛哭
bào tóu tòng kū
Pinyin

Definition

抱头痛哭
 - 
bào tóu tòng kū
  1. to weep disconsolately
  2. to cry on each other's shoulder

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

哭
kū
  1. 1 to cry
  2. 2 to weep
抱
bào
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to carry (in one's arms)
  3. 3 to hug
  4. 4 to embrace
  5. 5 to surround
  6. 6 to cherish
拥抱
yōng bào
  1. 1 to embrace
  2. 2 to hug
痛
tòng
  1. 1 ache
  2. 2 pain
  3. 3 sorrow
  4. 4 deeply
  5. 5 thoroughly
痛苦
tòng kǔ
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 suffering
  3. 3 painful
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
伤痛
shāng tòng
  1. 1 pain (from wound)
  2. 2 sorrow
刺痛
cì tòng
  1. 1 stab of pain
  2. 2 sting
  3. 3 fig. stimulus to action
  4. 4 a prick
哭泣
kū qì
  1. 1 to weep
大哭
dà kū
  1. 1 to cry loudly
心痛
xīn tòng
  1. 1 to feel distressed about sth
  2. 2 heartache
  3. 3 cardiac pain
怀抱
huái bào
  1. 1 to hug
  2. 2 to cherish
  3. 3 within the bosom (of the family)
  4. 4 to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
抱怨
bào yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble
  3. 3 to harbor a complaint
  4. 4 to feel dissatisfied
抱抱
bào bào
  1. 1 to hug
  2. 2 to embrace
抱枕
bào zhěn
  1. 1 bolster
  2. 2 a long pillow or cushion
抱歉
bào qiàn
  1. 1 to be sorry
  2. 2 to feel apologetic
  3. 3 sorry!
牙痛
yá tòng
  1. 1 toothache
疼痛
téng tòng
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 ache
  3. 3 sore
痛心
tòng xīn
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 pained
痛快
tòng kuài
  1. 1 delighted
  2. 2 to one's heart's content
  3. 3 straightforward
  4. 4 also pr. [tòng kuai]
痛恨
tòng hèn
  1. 1 to detest
  2. 2 to loathe
  3. 3 to abhor

Idioms (20)

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
不痛不痒
bù tòng bù yǎng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
  2. 2 fig. not getting to any matter of substance
  3. 3 scratching the surface
  4. 4 superficial
  5. 5 perfunctory
创巨痛深
chuāng jù tòng shēn
  1. 1 untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life
同声一哭
tóng shēng yī kū
  1. 1 to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)
哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ
  1. 1 weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)
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)
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
强忍悲痛
qiáng rěn bēi tòng
  1. 1 to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
思之心痛
sī zhī xīn tòng
  1. 1 a thought that causes heartache (idiom)
悲歌当哭
bēi gē dàng kū
  1. 1 to sing instead of weep (idiom)
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
  1. 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
抱头鼠窜
bào tóu shǔ cuàn
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
抱头鼠蹿
bào tóu shǔ cuān
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
  2. 2 also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
  1. 1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
深恶痛绝
shēn wù tòng jué
  1. 1 to detest bitterly (idiom)
  2. 2 implacable hatred
  3. 3 to abhor
  4. 4 anathema
狼号鬼哭
láng háo guǐ kū
  1. 1 lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams

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