嗷嗷

áo'áo
interjection #41,138

Meanings

  1. 1 ow! ow!
  2. 2 sound of howling, crying, or wailing

Examples

Háizi shuāi dǎo le, áo'áo zhí kū.
The child fell and wailed loudly.
Láng qún zài shān lǐ áo'áo de jiào.
The wolf pack howled in the mountains.
Xīn yuángōng áo'áo dài bǔ, děng zhe shīfu dài.
The new hires are like hungry chicks waiting to be fed, waiting for their mentor.

Tips

culture
The fixed phrase 嗷嗷待哺 ('crying out waiting to be fed') originally described famine-stricken people; today it's used jokingly for anyone desperately waiting for something — food, a paycheck, an answer.

Stroke Order

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