啼
tí
Pinyin
Definition
啼
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- to cry
- to weep aloud
- to crow
- to hoot
啼 (嗁)
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- variant of 啼[tí]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (2)
啼笑皆非
- 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
- 2 between laughter and tears
啼饥号寒
- 1 hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty
Sample Sentences
慢慢花也活络,听到一声鸡啼。
Slowly their flowers cluster together and one hears a rooster crow.