deeply grieved; sorrowful; feeling great sadness or pain

to grieve over someone's death; to lament someone's death

To hold back or control one's sorrow, typically used as a literary expression to comfort the bereaved; often used in the phrase [[节哀顺变|節哀順變|jie2 ai1 shun4 bian4]]

the gamut of human emotions; literally happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy

a feeling of deep sorrow or distress

to entreat; to implore; to plead; to beg piteously or earnestly

To observe a moment of silence with the head bowed as a sign of mourning or respect for the deceased

grief and bitterness; a feeling of being aggrieved

to sigh mournfully; to bewail or express deep sorrow

sorrow and distress

sad memories of the deceased; grief-stricken thoughts; mourning

to wail in anguish or cry out in sorrow; often used for the mournful howling of a beast

mournful music played at funerals or memorial services; dirge

to cry out piteously; to howl in grief; to wail in anguish

(of animals, birds, or the wind) to make a mournful or plaintive sound; to whine or moan sorrowfully

to express grief or show mourning for the deceased; to pay one's respects to the dead

feeling or expressing profound sorrow and pain

(usually of music or poetry) melancholy; sad and moving; plaintive and indirect in expression

used as an expression of deep grief, especially in funeral orations, meaning "alas, how sorrowful!"

despair is the greatest sorrow; no greater tragedy can befall a person than the loss of their will to improve or the death of their spirit

to cry out or howl in a way that expresses deep sorrow or physical pain

to express or record one's grief; to pay respects to the deceased or commemorate a tragedy (e.g. by flying a flag at half-mast)

restrain one's grief and accept the change; standard phrase used to offer condolences to the bereaved

(idiom) literally the plaintive whine of geese across the wilds; used to describe a land swarming with disaster victims or starving people, or to describe extremely difficult conditions

used to express deep sorrow or grief; alack

To whine or whimper; to make a sorrowful appeal or plaintive complaint

Molière (1622–1673), the famous French playwright and actor considered a master of comedy.

to feel compassion for someone; to sympathize with another's misfortune

mournful song; dirge; elegy

to be extremely sad or profoundly grieved; to feel intense sorrow

to weep sorrowfully; to wail or moan in grief

expressing sorrow or grief with restraint, without being overly sentimental or mawkish

to beg or plead for mercy; to supplicate

deeply sad and sorrowful

to hold a funeral or go into mourning

A proverb meaning that an army driven by grief or righteous indignation, especially one pushed to the brink or fighting against oppression, will ultimately succeed.

(literary) honor or recognition accorded to a person after their death; posthumous glory

sorrowful and deeply moving; used to describe sounds, expressions, or a gaze

to beg or request sorrowfully; to implore piteously

sorrowful and distressed; filled with grief and suffering

desolate and mournful; expressing deep sadness

Grieved to the extreme; heartbroken with overwhelming sorrow

to take pity on; to feel sorry for someone

A final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations; loanword from English "ultimatum"

Originally describing singing or music so sorrowful and beautiful that it moves both the dull-witted and the refined

literally describes a scene where wailing geese are found across the land across the entire country

(idiom) to become extremely thin and wasted away due to intense mourning, typically after the death of a parent

(idiom) to be honored while living and lamented when dead; often used in funeral eulogies to praise the deceased.

Emperor Aidi of Tang, the last emperor of the Tang dynasty who reigned from 904 to 907; his personal name was [[李祝|李祝|li3 zhu4]]