idiom
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Meaning of 如泣如诉

如泣如诉 means describing a sound that seems like weeping and complaining; mournful and bitter. Pronounced rú qì rú sù.

  • describing a sound that seems like weeping and complaining; mournful and bitter

Definitions & Examples

Xiāo
shēng
 
lìng
rén
duàn
cháng
 

The sound of the xiao was so mournful it broke one's heart.

Zhè
shǒu
zi
tán
de
 
shí
fēn
gǎn
rén
 

This piece was played so plaintively that it was deeply moving.

Hán
fēng
de
chuī
guò
huāng
yuán
 

The cold wind blew across the wasteland like weeping and complaining.

de
shēng
 
shuō
zhe
nèi
xīn
de
āi
shāng
 

Her singing was plaintive, narrating the sadness in her heart.