xī​xū

to sob or sigh

  • created reference approved 唏嘘/唏噓 → 欷歔 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唏嘘 / 唏噓 xī​xū

    欷歔 xī​xū

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 唏嘘/唏噓 · xī​xū · to sob or sigh — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唏嘘 / 唏噓

    xī​xū

    to sob or sigh

    to weep with convulsive gasps; to lament or sigh (literary)

    唏 (literal) → 唏 · xī · to sigh 嘘 (literal) → 嘘/噓 · xū · to exhale slowly

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 唏嘘/唏噓 · xī​xū · sob or sigh — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唏嘘 / 唏噓

    xī​xū

    sob or sigh

    (onomatopoeia) the sound of sobbing or sighing

    唏 (literal) → 唏 · xī · [sobbing] 嘘 (literal) → 嘘/噓 · xū · to exhale slowly

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

    created sense