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泣不成聲
  jap1 bat1 sing4 sing1   jyutping
  qi4 bu4 cheng2 sheng1   pinyin
be choked with tears; unable to utter a word because one's crying to hard

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
泣不成聲 / 泣不成声

This word has been viewed 1529 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 14th Mar 2010 00:39
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Characters in this word:

 jap1  -  weep; sob; tears
 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 sing4 seng4  -  succeed; achieve; grow; one tenth; whole
 sing1 seng1  -  sound; voice; declare; fame
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