sigh with lamentation; lament
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sigh with lament; to lament; to grieve
literaryA formal, literary term expressing sorrow, regret, or deep feeling. Often seen in classical poetry and prose.
Miàn面
duì对
pò破
suì碎
de的
jiā家
yuán园
，
shī诗
rén人
bù不
jīn禁
jiē嗟
tàn叹
bù不
yǐ已
。
Facing the ruined homeland, the poet couldn't help but sigh with deep lamentation.
Lì历
shǐ史
de的
xīng兴
shuāi衰
cháng常
lìng令
rén人
jiē嗟
tàn叹
。
The rise and fall of history often makes people sigh with lament.
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Tā他
jiē嗟
tàn叹
zì自
jǐ己
shēng生
bù不
féng逢
shí时
。
He lamented that he was born in the wrong era.