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泣不成聲 (jap1 bat1 sing4 sing1) — be choked with tears; unable to utter a word because one's crying to hard in Cantonese

japˉ¹泣batˉ¹不singˎ₄成singˉ¹聲
简 泣不成声
Mandarin Pinyin: qi4 bu4 cheng2 sheng1

Meaning of 泣不成聲

nounbe choked with tears; unable to utter a word because one's crying to hard
nounto break down in tears; to sob

Characters in 泣不成聲

泣jap1
tears
不bat1
not; no; un-
成sing4
one tenth; 10 per cent
聲sing1
make a sound; declare; state

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