wū​hū'āi​zāi

alas

  • created reference approved 呜呼哀哉/嗚呼哀哉 → 于呼哀哉/於呼哀哉 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    呜呼哀哉 / 嗚呼哀哉 wū​hū'āi​zāi

    于呼哀哉 / 於呼哀哉 yú​hū'āi​zāi

    variant

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

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  • created sense approved 呜呼哀哉/嗚呼哀哉 · wū​hū'āi​zāi · alas — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    呜呼哀哉 / 嗚呼哀哉

    wū​hū'āi​zāi

    alas

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

    呜呼 (literal) → 呜呼/嗚呼 · wū​hū · alas 哀哉 (literal) → 哀哉 · āi​zāi · alas

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  • created sense approved 呜呼哀哉/嗚呼哀哉 · wū​hū'āi​zāi · to kick the bucket; to be finished — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    呜呼哀哉 / 嗚呼哀哉

    wū​hū'āi​zāi

    to kick the bucket; to be finished

    a euphemism for death or destruction, often used with a humorous or ironic tone

    呜呼 (literal) → 呜呼/嗚呼 · wū​hū · to die 哀哉 (literal) → 哀哉 · āi​zāi · to kick the bucket

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

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