noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Obsolete literary term for audible crying or sobbing. In modern Japanese, すすり泣き or 嗚咽 are more common.
古典では、悲しみに暮れて欷歔する場面が描かれる。
In classical literature, scenes of sobbing in grief are depicted.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 欷 and 歔 both carry meanings related to sighing and sobbing, and the compound is a classical Chinese borrowing.