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Character « 嗷 »

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Character
嗷
(13 stroke)
Radical
口 (口)
(+10 stroke)
Pinyin
áo

Input methods

WubiKGQT
CangjieRGSK
Bishun2511121533134
Sijiao68040
UnicodeU+55F7

嗷 (嗷) áo

General meaning
Definitions
Words

◎ 象声词，愁叹声，嘈杂声：～～（哀号声）。～～待哺（形容饥饿时急于求食的样子）。

Onomatopoeia

(形声。从口,敖声。本义:哀鸣声)
同本义 [make a hubbub;whine]

嗷,众口愁也。——《说文》

鸿雁于飞,哀鸣嗷嗷。——《诗·小雅·鸿雁》
又如:嗷然(大喊大叫的样子)
叫呼声;喧杂声 [cry]

声嗸儗以寂寥兮。——《楚辞·惜贤》。注:“呼声也。”

谗口嗸嗸。——《汉书·刘向传》。注:“众声也。”
又如:嗷嘈(吵闹);嗷骚(喧扰,不平静)

嗷嗷待哺 áo 'áo -dài bǔ
[cry piteously for food;waiting to be fed with cries of hunger] 嗷嗷:哀号声;待:等待;哺:哺育,喂养。原意指小鸟饥饿时叫着要东西吃的样子。后常用以形容饥民渴求得食而急待解救的悲惨情景

可奈满城无粮,嗷嗷待哺。——蔡东藩《唐史演义》

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