哀歌 āigē elegy Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 独弦哀歌 dúxián'āigē 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耶利米哀歌 yēlìmǐ'āigē Lamentations The Lamentations of Jeremiah, a book of the Bible.