āi shēng tàn qì

Traditional: 唉聲嘆氣

唉声叹气 (āi shēng tàn qì) is a Chinese word meaning “sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom); to heave deep sighs; to sigh in despair”.

Meanings

  1. 1sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom)
  2. 2to heave deep sighs
  3. 3to sigh in despair

Characters in 唉声叹气

唉āi · interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)声shēng · sound叹tàn · to sigh气qì · gas; air

Related words

声音voice声sound气gas; air生气to get angry; to be furious客气polite运气luck (good or bad)空气air天气weather勇气courage唉interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)唉alas大声loud voice

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