獨弦哀歌
dú​xián'āi​gē

to pretend to be lofty

  • created reference approved 独弦哀歌/獨弦哀歌 → 沽名钓誉/沽名釣譽 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    独弦哀歌 / 獨弦哀歌 dú​xián'āi​gē

    沽名钓誉 / 沽名釣譽 gū​míng​diào​yù

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 独弦哀歌/獨弦哀歌 · dú​xián'āi​gē · to pretend to be lofty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    独弦哀歌 / 獨弦哀歌

    dú​xián'āi​gē

    to pretend to be lofty

    (idiom, literary) to play a mournful tune on a single string; used to mock those who ostentatiously isolate themselves from common society to fish for fame and reputation

    独 (literal) → 独/獨 · dú · single 弦 (literal) → 弦 · xián · string 哀歌 (literal) → 哀歌 · āi​gē · elegy

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

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