謦けい咳がい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

cough; hawking

Literary term for coughing or clearing the throat; rarely used in everyday speech.

• 静しずかな部屋へやで彼かれの謦けい咳がいが響ひびいた。

  His cough echoed in the quiet room.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

laughing and talking at the same time; speaking while laughing

Describes a lively manner of speaking interspersed with laughter; a literary or formal expression.

• 彼かれらは謦けい咳がいしながら昔むかし話ばなしに花はなを咲さかせた。

  They chatted merrily about old times, laughing and talking at once.