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哀思如潮 — “Overwhelming sadness and grief, like a surging tide”

哀思如潮 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Overwhelming sadness and grief, like a surging tide”. To be consumed by sorrow. Literally, “sorrowful thoughts like a surging tide”.

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哀思如潮 Pronunciation and Pinyin

哀思如潮 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
哀
āi9to mourn or pity
思
sī9think, ponder, miss
如
rú6like, as, if
潮
cháo15tide, wet, trendy

Example Sentence with 哀思如潮

听到这个不幸的消息,他顿时哀思如潮,泪水止不住地流了下来。
Upon hearing the unfortunate news, he was instantly overwhelmed with grief, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.

Idioms Related to 哀思如潮

Synonyms of 哀思如潮

  • tòng痛bù不yù欲shēng生so grief-stricken as to wish to die

Antonyms of 哀思如潮

  • xīn欣xǐ喜ruò若kuáng狂ecstatic with joy

More idioms starting with 哀

  • āi哀sī丝háo豪zhú竹sorrowful and stirring instrumental music
  • āi哀yuè乐xiāng相shēng生joy and sorrow are interdependent
  • āi哀bīng兵bì必shèng胜Grieved soldiers will surely triumph
  • āi哀gào告bīn宾fú服plead for mercy and submit
  • āi哀āi哀yù欲jué绝profoundly sorrowful and on the verge of collapse
  • āi哀āi哀fù父mǔ母Alas, my dear parents!
  • āi哀xǐ喜jiāo交bìng并mingled joy and sorrow
  • āi哀shēng声tàn叹qì气sigh in grief or dejection
  • āi哀tiān天jiào叫dì地wail to heaven and earth
  • āi哀gǎn感zhōng中nián年sorrow and melancholy in middle age
  • āi哀gǎn感tiān天dì地profound sorrow that moves heaven and earth
  • āi哀gǎn感wán顽yàn艳poignant and beautiful, moving all

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Questions about 哀思如潮

What does 哀思如潮 mean?

哀思如潮 (āi sī rú cháo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Overwhelming sadness and grief, like a surging tide”.

How do you pronounce 哀思如潮?

哀思如潮 is pronounced āi sī rú cháo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 哀思如潮 literally mean?

Literally, 哀思如潮 means “sorrowful thoughts like a surging tide”. It is used to mean “Overwhelming sadness and grief, like a surging tide”.

What is the Chinese definition of 哀思如潮?

哀伤的思绪如同潮涌一般。形容极度悲痛。

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