長吁短嘆

長吁短嘆

See also: 长吁短叹

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	implore; sh; hush	lack; short	to sigh
trad. (長吁短嘆)		長	吁	短	嘆
simp. (长吁短叹)		长	吁	短	叹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chángxūduǎntàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄩ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chángxūduǎntàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄩ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngshiudoantann
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰän⁵¹/

Idiom

長吁短嘆

1. to utter sighs and groans; to moan and groan