仰屋竊嘆
yǎng​wū​qiè​tàn

to sigh in despair

  • created sense approved 仰屋窃叹/仰屋竊嘆 · yǎng​wū​qiè​tàn · to sigh in despair — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    仰屋窃叹 / 仰屋竊嘆

    yǎng​wū​qiè​tàn

    to sigh in despair

    (variant form) to stare at the ceiling and sigh while feeling trapped or unable to find a way out of a difficult situation

    仰屋 (literal) → 仰屋 · yǎng​wū · to be at one's wits' end 窃 (literal) → 窃/竊 · qiè · secretly 叹 (literal) → 叹/嘆 · tàn · to sigh

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense