唉聲嘆氣

Chinese

		alas; oh dear; an interjection alas; oh dear; an interjection; to express realization or agreement (yes, oh, right, etc.)	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise	to sigh; to heave a sigh; to let out a sigh
trad. (唉聲嘆氣/唉聲歎氣)		唉	聲	嘆氣/歎氣
simp. (唉声叹气)		唉	声	叹气

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): āishēngtànqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aai¹ seng¹ taan³ hei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: āishēngtànqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: aishengtàncì
    • Wade–Giles: ai¹-shêng¹-tʻan⁴-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: āi-shēng-tàn-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aishengtannchih
    • Palladius: айшэнтаньци (ajšɛntanʹci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aai¹ seng¹ taan³ hei³
    • Yale: āai sēng taan hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aai¹ seng¹ taan³ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ai¹ séng¹ tan³ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aːi̯⁵⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ tʰaːn³³ hei̯³³/

Idiom

唉聲嘆氣

1. to sigh in disappointment or alas; to heave a sigh