長歌當哭

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	song	to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	to cry; to weep
trad. (長歌當哭)		長	歌	當	哭
simp. (长歌当哭)		长	歌	当	哭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chánggēdàngkū

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄜ ㄉㄤˋ ㄎㄨ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chánggēdàngkū
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄜ ㄉㄤˋ ㄎㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chánggedàngku
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang²-ko¹-tang⁴-kʻu¹
    • Yale: cháng-gē-dàng-kū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charnggedanqku
    • Palladius: чангэданку (čangɛdanku)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵/

Idiom

長歌當哭

1. to sing to vent one’s grief or indignation