啼
word C2- (bound form) to cry; to weep loudly
- (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech
Other readings
- tívariant of 啼[ti2]
Words with it
- 哭哭啼啼 kū ku tí tí to weep endlessly
- 啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry
- 啼哭 tí kū to cry
- 啼声 tí shēng ululation
- 悲啼 bēi tí to wail with grief
- 啼啭 tí zhuàn to call sweetly
- 柳啼花怨 liǔ tí huā yuàn desolate
- 啼饥号寒 tí jī háo hán
- 尖声啼哭 jiān shēng tí kū squeal
- 杜鹃啼血 dù juān tí xuè lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted,...
From the library
猿猴之为物，跳掷于深林，厌饱乎梨栗，至逸乐也，而善啼。
啼者，猿猴之哭泣也。
古诗云：「巴东三峡巫峡长，猿啼三声断人肠。
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