嗷

áo · ao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. loud clamor
  2. the sound of wailing

In a sentence

2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)被(bèi)踩(cǎi)到(dào)尾(wěi)巴(ba),疼(téng)得(de)嗷(áo)嗷(áo)直(zhí)叫(jiào)。

The puppy got its tail stepped on and yelped in pain.

02

他(tā)疼(téng)得(de)嗷(áo)的(de)一(yì)声(shēng)叫(jiào)了(le)出(chū)来(lái)。

He let out a loud wail of pain.

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