新亭对泣
xīn​tíng​duì​qì

to weep at Xinting

  • created sense approved 新亭对泣/新亭對泣 · xīn​tíng​duì​qì · to weep at Xinting — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    新亭对泣 / 新亭對泣

    xīn​tíng​duì​qì

    to weep at Xinting

    to feel helpless or deeply distressed over the fate of one's country, originally referring to Jin dynasty officials weeping over their lost northern lands while feasting at Xinting; to worry about state affairs or long for one's homeland

    新 (literal) → 新 · xīn · new 亭 (literal) → 亭 · tíng · pavilion 对 (literal) → 对/對 · duì · to face 泣 (literal) → 泣 · qì · to sob

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

    created sense