独弦哀歌 dúxián'āigē to pretend to be lofty Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 独 獨 dú adverb single single; only one; alone; solitary弦 xián noun string the string of a musical instrument; (by extension) stringed instruments or music; (bound form) to play a stringed instrument; to bend or curve something哀歌 āigē elegy mournful song; dirge; elegy