āi háodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to wail / to cry piteously (variant of 哀嚎[āi háo])
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

哀號 哀号 [ai1 hao2] /to wail; to cry piteously (variant of 哀嚎[ai1 hao2])/

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Other forms in these source records: 哀號

  • 哀
    āi

    (bound form) sorrow / grief / pity / (bound form) to grieve for / to pity / to lament / to condole

    Āi

    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]

  • 号
    háo

    (bound form) to wail / to howl

    hào

    (literary) to call out / to command / (bound form) bugle / trumpet / (bound form) signal / bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号[qǐ chuáng hào]) / (bound form) mark / sign / to mark / to label / to assign a number / (bound form) name / appellation (e.g. 國號|国号[guó hào], 年號|年号[nián hào], 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liáo níng Hào]) / (after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间[èr sān qī hào fáng jiān] "Room 237") / day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号[qī hào] "the 7th") / (bound form) size / type / category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池[wǔ hào diàn chí]) / (TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉[hào mài]) / classifier for numbered people or items

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