可歌可泣 — “Worthy of being sung and wept over”
可歌可泣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Worthy of being sung and wept over”. Inspiring admiration and deep emotion, typically describing heroic, tragic, or deeply touching deeds and stories. Literally, “Can be sung, can be wept”.
可歌可泣 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 可
- kě可yī一ér而bù不kě可zài再once in a lifetime opportunity
- kě可dīng丁kě可mǎo卯just right
- kě可chéng乘zhī之jī机exploitable opportunity
- kě可chéng乘zhī之xì隙exploitable weakness or opportunity
- kě可yǐ以yì意huì会，，bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
- kě可fā发yī一jué噱truly amusing or laughable
- kě可tóng同huàn患，，nán难chu处ān安share adversity, not prosperity
- kě可xǐ喜kě可è愕both delightful and astonishing
- kě可xǐ喜kě可hè贺worthy of joy and congratulations
- kě可xīn心rù如yì意to one's heart's content
- kě可lián怜xī兮xī兮looking pitiful and pathetic
- kě可lián怜bā巴bā巴piteous and pathetic
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What does 可歌可泣 mean?
可歌可泣 (kě gē kě qì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Worthy of being sung and wept over”.
How do you pronounce 可歌可泣?
可歌可泣 is pronounced kě gē kě qì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 可歌可泣 literally mean?
Literally, 可歌可泣 means “Can be sung, can be wept”. It is used to mean “Worthy of being sung and wept over”.
What is the Chinese definition of 可歌可泣?
泣：不出声地流泪。值得歌颂、赞美，使人感动流泪。形容英勇悲壮的感人事迹。