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放声大哭

fàng shēng dà kūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to sob loudly / to bawl
Sources & editorial notes

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.

Source record: cd-c577900610719e09. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

放聲大哭 放声大哭 [fang4 sheng1 da4 ku1] /to sob loudly; to bawl/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 放聲大哭

  • 放
    fàng

    to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks)

  • 声
    shēng

    sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 哭
    kū

    to cry / to weep

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.