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唉聲嘆氣

aai1 seng1 taan3 hei3

ai1 sheng1 tan4 qi4

heave deep sighs; moan and groan; sigh in despair

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

唉聲嘆氣 / 唉声叹气

This word was added by bybell on 28th Jan 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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唉 aai1 ai1 - (exclamation, sign in despair); alas
聲 sing1 seng1 sheng1 - sound; noise; tone
嘆 taan3 taan1 tan1 tan4 - sigh; admire
氣 hei3 qi4 - gas; air; breath; anger

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