to sing long songs instead of weeping; to express grief through poetry
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to express deep sorrow or indignation through singing or writing rather than weeping
literaryA literary idiom describing a poignant way to vent intense grief or righteous anger, often through artistic creation. It implies a transformation of raw emotion into something more structured and enduring.
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.
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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.