恸 (tòng) — (bound form) deep sorrow, grief; (bound form) to weep bitterly, to wail
Definition
Literary bound form meaning 'deep grief / to weep bitterly', used almost only inside the set phrase 悲恸. Not used alone in modern speech.
bound form
(bound form) deep sorrowgrief(bound form) to weep bitterlyto wail
Examples
- 恸。Tā tīng dào xiāo xi hòu tòng kū bù zhǐ.After hearing the news, he wept bitterly without stopping.
- ，。Quán chǎng bēi tòng, wú rén yán yǔ.The entire venue was grief-stricken; no one spoke.
- 。Nà zhǒng bēi tòng ràng rén nán yǐ chéng shòu.That kind of grief is hard to bear.
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