扼腕长叹 — “Wring one's wrist and sigh deeply”
扼腕长叹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to express deep regret, disappointment, or strong emotion, often by wringing one's hands and sighing deeply; to sigh with profound emotion”. Literally, “Wring one's wrist and sigh deeply”.
扼腕长叹 Pronunciation and Pinyin
扼腕长叹 Character Breakdown
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What does 扼腕长叹 mean?
扼腕长叹 (è wàn cháng tàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to express deep regret, disappointment, or strong emotion, often by wringing one's hands and sighing deeply; to sigh with profound emotion”.
How do you pronounce 扼腕长叹?
扼腕长叹 is pronounced è wàn cháng tàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 扼腕长叹 literally mean?
Literally, 扼腕长叹 means “Wring one's wrist and sigh deeply”. It is used to mean “to express deep regret, disappointment, or strong emotion, often by wringing one's hands and sighing deeply; to sigh with profound emotion”.
What is the Chinese definition of 扼腕长叹?
用手握腕，长声叹息。形容情绪激动的神态。