吆 yāo

yāo verb bawl; yell; shout; cry out
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Unihan '吆')

Contained in

  • 吆五喝六 to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling
  • 吆喊 to shout; to yell
  • 吆呼 to shout (orders)
  • 吆喝 to shout; to bawl; to yell (to urge on an animal); to hawk (one's wares); to denounce loudly; to shout slogans

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