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呜呼哀哉

wū hū āi zāi

4-character word Traditional 嗚呼哀哉

What 呜呼哀哉 means

1. alas
2. all is lost

The characters in 呜呼哀哉

• 呜wū(onomatopoeia) for humming or whimpering
• 呼hūto call; to cry; to shout
• 哀āi(bound form) sorrow; grief; pity; (bound form) to grieve for; to pity; to lament…
• 哉zāi(exclamatory or interrogative particle)

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