to sigh; to sob
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sigh; to sob; to sniffle (expressing grief, regret, or deep emotion)
literaryLiterary term often used in written Chinese to describe emotional reactions to sad or moving events. Commonly appears in the phrase 唏嘘不已 (sighing continuously).
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
bēi悲
cǎn惨
de的
gù故
shi事
，
zhòng众
rén人
xū唏
xī嘘
bù不
yǐ已
。
Hearing this tragic story, everyone sighed continuously.
Lǎo老
rén人
huí回
gù顾
wǎng往
shì事
，
bù不
jīn禁
xū唏
xī嘘
。
The old man looked back on the past and couldn't help sighing.
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Zhè这
duàn段
lìng令
rén人
xū唏
xī嘘
de的
lì历
shǐ史
bù不
yīng应
bèi被
yí遗
wàng忘
。
This lamentable history should not be forgotten.