yāo

吆 (yāo) is a Chinese word meaning “to shout; to bawl; to yell (to urge on an animal)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to shout
  2. 2to bawl
  3. 3to yell (to urge on an animal)
  4. 4to hawk (one's wares)

Related words

吆喝to shout吆五喝六lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling吆呼to shout (orders)吆喊to shout赚吆喝(of a company) to gain recognition through promotional efforts; to spend money to win customers

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