grief-stricken; mourning as if parents died (derogatory)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to grieve as if one's parents had died; to be extremely sad and anxious (often used derogatorily to describe excessive grief over trivial matters)
derogatoryOriginally described deep filial mourning, but now often used derogatorily to mock someone who overreacts with excessive grief or anxiety over minor setbacks.
Tā他
zhǐ只
bù不
guò过
shì是
diū丢
le了
yī一
běn本
shū书
，
què却
kū哭
de得
rú如
sàng丧
kǎo考
bǐ妣
。
He only lost a book, yet he cried as if his parents had died.
Tīng听
dào到
gōng公
sī司
yào要
cái裁
yuán员
de的
xiāo消
xī息
，
tā他
rú如
sàng丧
kǎo考
bǐ妣
，
fǎng仿
fú佛
tiān天
yào要
tā塌
xià下
lái来
shì似
de的
。
Hearing the news that the company was going to lay off employees, he became grief-stricken as if the sky were falling.
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Zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
jiù就
jí急
de得
rú如
sàng丧
kǎo考
bǐ妣
，
zhì至
yú于
ma吗
？
Do you really need to be so anxious over such a small matter, as if your parents had died?