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痛哭

痛哭

Chinese

		ache; pain; sorrow	to cry; to weep
simp. and trad. (痛哭)		痛	哭

Verb

痛哭

to cry (or weep) bitterly; to wail; to cry one's heart out

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tòngkū

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tung³ huk¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: tòngkū
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tonqku
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    慟哭／恸哭
    痛哭
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tung³ huk¹
  - Yale: tung hūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tung³ huk⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³³ hʊk̚⁵/