cháng​gē​dàng​kū

to sing to express grief

  • created sense approved 长歌当哭/長歌當哭 · cháng​gē​dàng​kū · to sing to express grief — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    长歌当哭 / 長歌當哭

    cháng​gē​dàng​kū

    to sing to express grief

    to chant poems or sing aloud instead of weeping; used to express deep sorrow or resentment through creative expression

    长歌 (literal) → 长歌/長歌 · cháng​gē · to sing loudly 当 (literal) → 当/當 · dàng · to treat as 哭 (literal) → 哭 · kū · to cry

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