噩耗 (è hào) — news of someone's death; sad news of a death

Definition

噩耗 (èhào) means tragic news of a death — always sad and serious. It is more literary and heavy than the everyday phrase 坏消息.

noun

news of someone's deathsad news of a death

Measure word · 个

噩耗，。
Jīn tiān zǎo shàng chuán lái yí gè è hào, tā de fù qīn zuó tiān yè lǐ qù shì le.
This morning came the grievous news that his father passed away last night.
噩耗。
Shuí dōu bù rěn xīn bǎ zhè ge è hào gào sù tā.
No one had the heart to tell her this tragic news.
噩耗。
Zhè tiáo è hào ràng zhěng gè chéng shì xiàn rù le bēi tòng.
This piece of terrible news plunged the whole city into grief.

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