抚髀兴嗟 — “Patting one's thigh and sighing”
抚髀兴嗟 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sigh with regret over one's prolonged idleness and unfulfilled ambitions; to lament wasted opportunities due to inactivity”. Literally, “Patting one's thigh and sighing”.
抚髀兴嗟 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Open the tool →Questions about 抚髀兴嗟
What does 抚髀兴嗟 mean?
抚髀兴嗟 (fǔ bì xīng jiē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sigh with regret over one's prolonged idleness and unfulfilled ambitions; to lament wasted opportunities due to inactivity”.
How do you pronounce 抚髀兴嗟?
抚髀兴嗟 is pronounced fǔ bì xīng jiē in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 抚髀兴嗟 literally mean?
Literally, 抚髀兴嗟 means “Patting one's thigh and sighing”. It is used to mean “to sigh with regret over one's prolonged idleness and unfulfilled ambitions; to lament wasted opportunities due to inactivity”.
What is the Chinese definition of 抚髀兴嗟?
髀：股部，大腿；嗟：嗟叹。抚摩大腿，发出长长的叹息。指久处安逸而无所作为发出的慨叹