如泣如诉
rú​qì​rú​sù

plaintive

  • created reference approved 如泣如诉/如泣如訴 → 如诉如泣/如訴如泣 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如泣如诉 / 如泣如訴 rú​qì​rú​sù

    如诉如泣 / 如訴如泣 rú​sù​rú​qì

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 如泣如诉/如泣如訴 · rú​qì​rú​sù · plaintive — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如泣如诉 / 如泣如訴

    rú​qì​rú​sù

    plaintive

    as if weeping and complaining; used to describe music, singing, or voices that are mournful and heart-wrenching

    rú​sù​rú​qì

    如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 泣 (literal) → 泣 · qì · to sob 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 诉 (literal) → 诉/訴 · sù · to tell

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

    created sense