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呼喝

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Chinese

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to call; to cry; to shout
to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale
 
to drink; to shout; to shout applause
trad. (呼喝)
simp. #(呼喝)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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呼喝

  1. (literary) to yell at the people on the road to tell them to make way for an approaching government official
  2. (literary) to scold loudly
  3. (literary or Cantonese) to shout loudly, especially to give orders

Synonyms

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  • (to yell at the people on the road): 喝道 (hèdào)
  • (to scold loudly):