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Wailing, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h á ot á OD à K à, which means wailing loudly. From the book of changes, Tongren.

The origin of Idioms

"Tongren" in Zhouyi: "Tongren, cry first, then laugh."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attributive or adverbial; used in sadness. Chapter 22 of the chronicles of the states of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty: "if you want to tell your father, but it is difficult to say, you have to wail outside the door." Can't think, just cry. (Ye Shengtao's Chunguang is not hers)