呜呼哀哉 — “Alas! All is lost”
呜呼哀哉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Alas! All is lost”. Finished; done for; dead. Literally, “Alas, woe!”.
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呜呼哀哉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
呜呼哀哉 Character Breakdown
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他辛辛苦苦建立的事业，如今一夕之间竟然呜呼哀哉了。
His painstaking efforts to build up his career, surprisingly, went belly up overnight.
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What does 呜呼哀哉 mean?
呜呼哀哉 (wū hū āi zāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Alas! All is lost”.
How do you pronounce 呜呼哀哉?
呜呼哀哉 is pronounced wū hū āi zāi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 呜呼哀哉 literally mean?
Literally, 呜呼哀哉 means “Alas, woe!”. It is used to mean “Alas! All is lost”.
What is the Chinese definition of 呜呼哀哉?
呜呼：叹词；哉：语气助词。原为表示哀痛的感叹语，旧时祭文中常用。现用以指死亡或完蛋。