







神嚎鬼哭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry or wail loudly and mournfully”. Often describing a scene of intense sorrow or suffering. It implies a terrifying and piercing sound. Literally, “Gods howl and ghosts cry; Spirits wail and demons weep”.

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Open the tool →神嚎鬼哭 (shén háo guǐ kū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry or wail loudly and mournfully”.
神嚎鬼哭 is pronounced shén háo guǐ kū in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 神嚎鬼哭 means “Gods howl and ghosts cry; Spirits wail and demons weep”. It is used to mean “to cry or wail loudly and mournfully”.
形容大声哭叫,声音凄厉。同“神号鬼哭”。