呜呼

嗚呼

wūhū

interjection #12,065

Meanings

1 alas
2 alack
3 to die (euphemism)

Characters

sound of crying or moaning

to exhale; to call out

Examples

呜呼，大势已去！

Wūhū, dàshì yǐ qù!

Alas, the cause is lost!

他呜呼了。

Tā wūhū le.

He passed away.

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Very literary and classical. 呜呼哀哉 (wūhū āi zāi) is the full four-character expression meaning 'alas, how sad!' — often used humorously in modern Chinese to mean something is 'dead' or 'done for'.

Stroke Order

呜 wū

呼 hū