mournful singing; elegy; dirge
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to sing mournfully; to chant a dirge
literaryLiterary usage describing the act of singing to express grief or lamentation.
Fǔ俯
shǒu首
āi哀
gē歌
。
Bowing his head, he sang mournfully.
Shī诗
rén人
zài在
yuè月
xià下
dú独
zì自
āi哀
gē歌
。
The poet sang a lament alone under the moon.
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Tā他
men们
wèi为
shì逝
zhě者
āi哀
gē歌
，
jì寄
tuō托
wú无
jìn尽
de的
sī思
niàn念
。
They sang dirges for the deceased, expressing endless longing.
noun
mournful song; elegy; dirge; threnody
literaryRefers to a specific song or poem composed to express grief, often for the dead.
Yī一
qǔ曲
āi哀
gē歌
。
A mournful song.
Zhè这
shǒu首
āi哀
gē歌
jì寄
tuō托
le了
wú无
jìn尽
de的
sī思
niàn念
。
This elegy expresses endless longing.
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Zàng葬
lǐ礼
shang上
xiǎng响
qǐ起
le了
dī低
chén沉
de的
āi哀
gē歌
。
A low dirge played at the funeral.
Tā他
xiě写
xià下
zhè这
shǒu首
āi哀
gē歌
dào悼
niàn念
shì逝
qù去
de的
ài爱
rén人
。
He wrote this threnody to mourn his departed beloved.