长吁短气 — “Long sighs and short breaths/gasps”
长吁短气 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sigh repeatedly and mournfully, often due to worry, sorrow, or dissatisfaction; to be in low spirits”. Literally, “long sighs and short breaths/gasps”.
长吁短气 Pronunciation and Pinyin
长吁短气 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 长吁短气
More idioms starting with 长
- cháng长qī七duǎn短bā八many loose ends
- cháng长jiǔ久zhī之jì计a long-term plan
- cháng长lè乐wèi未yāng央May joy be everlasting
- cháng长tíng亭duǎn短tíng亭long and distant journey; melancholy of parting
- zhǎng长tā他rén人wēi威fēng风，，miè灭zì自jǐ己zhì志qì气boost others, undermine self
- zhǎng长tā他rén人zhì志qì气，，miè灭zì自jǐ己wēi威fēng风Boost others' morale, undermine your own
- zhǎng长tā他rén人ruì锐qì气，，miè灭zì自jǐ己wēi威fēng风boost others' morale and diminish one's own
- zhǎng长ào傲shì饰fēi非cultivate arrogance and conceal wrongs
- zhǎng长bié别ren人zhì志qì气，，miè灭zì自jǐ己wēi威fēng风boost others' morale and diminish one's own
- cháng长mìng命fù富guì贵long life, wealth, and honor
- cháng长mìng命bǎi百suì岁live a long and healthy life
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What does 长吁短气 mean?
长吁短气 (cháng xū duǎn qì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sigh repeatedly and mournfully, often due to worry, sorrow, or dissatisfaction; to be in low spirits”.
How do you pronounce 长吁短气?
长吁短气 is pronounced cháng xū duǎn qì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 长吁短气 literally mean?
Literally, 长吁短气 means “long sighs and short breaths/gasps”. It is used to mean “to sigh repeatedly and mournfully, often due to worry, sorrow, or dissatisfaction; to be in low spirits”.
What is the Chinese definition of 长吁短气?
指叹息不已。