Usage of the character 嗚
wū
呜
[嗚]
- (onom.) for humming or whimpering
wūhū
呜呼
[嗚呼]
- alas
- alack
- welladay
- wellaway
- to die
wūwū
呜呜
[嗚嗚]
- (interj) boo hoo
wūyè
呜咽
[嗚咽]
- to sob
- to whimper
wūhū'āizāi
呜呼哀哉
[嗚呼哀哉]
- alas
- all is lost
wūwūzǔlā
呜呜祖拉
[嗚嗚祖拉]
- vuvuzela (horn) (loanword)
yīmìngwūhū
一命呜呼
[一命嗚呼]
- to die (idiom)
- to breathe one's last
- to give up the ghost