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痛哭/慟哭
[ tonggok ]
「명사」 Noun
• lamentation; weeping bitterly
An act of crying sadly and loudly.
emotions
suffering / pain / distress
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
痛 (통)
–
to feel pain, to ache, to suffer physically or emotionally
哭 (곡)
–
to cry, to weep, to wail, to lament
慟 (통)
–
deep grief, to mourn bitterly, to lament
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