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Meaning of 长吁短叹

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
长 cháng 吁 xū 短 duǎn 叹 tàn (Trad.: 長吁短嘆)
long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
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Synonym: 仰屋兴叹
Example Sentences
1
在痛苦中长吁短叹
,
日益憔悴
。
Feeling it break, with bleeding groans they pine.
2
忽然有人在牡丹亭畔
,
长吁短叹
。
Suddenly he heard a rustle in the peony pavilion and someone sighing deeply.
3
忽闻有人在牡丹亭畔
,
长吁短叹
。
Suddenly he heard a rustle in the peony pavilion and some sighing deeply.
4
他忽闻有人在牡丹亭畔长吁短叹
。
Suddenly he heard a rustle in the peony pavilion and someone sighing deeply.
5
你长吁短叹
,
翻来覆去
,
试图能够入睡
。
You sigh, toss and turn, and try to get to sleep.