āi​zāi

alas

  • created sense approved 哀哉 · āi​zāi · alas — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哀哉

    āi​zāi

    alas

    used to express deep sorrow or grief; alack

    哀 (literal) → 哀 · āi · sorrow 哉 (bound) → 哉 · zāi · [classical exclamation]

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  • created sense approved 哀哉 · āi​zāi · to kick the bucket — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哀哉

    āi​zāi

    to kick the bucket

    (slang) to die; used humorously or jokingly when referring to someone's death

    哀 (literal) → 哀 · āi · sorrow 哉 (bound) → 哉 · zāi · [classical exclamation]

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

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