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可歌可泣

Word · Idiom

moving and praiseworthy; heroic and tragic

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

idiom

heroic and moving; evoking praise and tears

literary

Used to describe heroic, tragic, or deeply moving deeds or events that inspire both admiration and sorrow.

Gé革
mìng命
xiān先
liè烈
de的
yīng英
yǒng勇
shì事
jì迹
kě可
gē歌
kě可
qì泣
 。

The heroic deeds of the revolutionary martyrs are moving and praiseworthy.

Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
yī一
gè个
kě可
gē歌
kě可
qì泣
de的
ài爱
qíng情
gù故
shì事
 。

This film tells a deeply moving love story.

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Tā他
wèi为
bǎo保
hù护
guó国
jiā家
cái财
chǎn产
xiàn献
chū出
le了
shēng生
mìng命
 ,
qí其
jīng精
shén神
kě可
gē歌
kě可
qì泣
 。

He sacrificed his life to protect state property; his spirit is heroic and moving.

Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
kě可
gē歌
kě可
qì泣
de的
yīng英
xióng雄
rén人
wù物
 。

There have been many heroic and tragic figures in history.

Zhè这
chǎng场
zhàn战
yì役
de的
cǎn惨
liè烈
guò过
chéng程
 ,
zhēn真
kě可
wèi谓
kě可
gē歌
kě可
qì泣
 。

The brutal course of this battle can truly be described as heroic and tragic.