Meaning of 长歌当哭
长歌当哭 means to express deep sorrow or indignation through singing or writing rather than weeping. Pronounced cháng gē dàng kū.
- to express deep sorrow or indignation through singing or writing rather than weeping
Definitions & Examples
Dé得
zhī知
zhì挚
yǒu友
bìng病
shì逝
，
tā他
wú无
fǎ法
qīn亲
wǎng往
diào吊
yàn唁
，
zhǐ只
néng能
cháng长
gē歌
dàng当
kū哭
，
zuò作
shī诗
yī一
shǒu首
yǐ以
jì寄
āi哀
sī思
。
Upon learning of his close friend's death from illness, unable to attend the funeral, he could only sing long songs instead of weeping, composing a poem to express his grief.
Miàn面
duì对
guó国
pò破
jiā家
wáng亡
de的
cǎn惨
zhuàng状
，
zhè这
wèi位
shī诗
rén人
cháng长
gē歌
dàng当
kū哭
，
xiě写
xià下
xǔ许
duō多
bēi悲
zhuàng壮
de的
shī诗
piān篇
。
Faced with the tragic scene of his fallen nation and ruined home, this poet expressed his grief through song, writing many solemn and stirring poems.
Tā他
de的
wén文
zhāng章
bìng并
fēi非
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
bào抱
yuàn怨
，
ér而
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng长
gē歌
dàng当
kū哭
，
shì是
duì对
shí时
dài代
bēi悲
jù剧
de的
shēn深
chén沉
kòng控
sù诉
。
His writing is not simple complaint, but a form of expressing grief through song—a profound indictment of the era's tragedy.
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