悲歌当哭
bēi gē dàng kū
Pinyin

Definition

悲歌当哭
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bēi gē dàng kū
  1. to sing instead of weep (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 to cry
  2. 2 to weep
chàng gē
  1. 1 to sing a song
bēi shāng
  1. 1 sad
  2. 2 sorrowful
  1. 1 song
  2. 2 CL:支[zhī],首[shǒu]
  3. 3 to sing
gē qǔ
  1. 1 song
shāng bēi
  1. 1 sad
  2. 2 sorrowful (literary)
kě bēi
  1. 1 lamentable
kū qì
  1. 1 to weep
dà kū
  1. 1 to cry loudly
bēi
  1. 1 sad
  2. 2 sadness
  3. 3 sorrow
  4. 4 grief
bēi cuī
  1. 1 (Internet slang) miserable
  2. 2 pathetic
  3. 3 the pits
bēi jù
  1. 1 tragedy
  2. 2 CL:齣|出[chū]
bēi āi
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 sorrowful
bēi cǎn
  1. 1 miserable
  2. 2 tragic
bēi fèn
  1. 1 grief and indignation
bēi guān
  1. 1 pessimistic
qíng gē
  1. 1 love song
cí bēi
  1. 1 mercy
gē chàng
  1. 1 to sing
gē nu:3
  1. 1 female singer (archaic)

Idioms (20)

一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
兔死狐悲
tù sǐ hú bēi
  1. 1 lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
可歌可泣
kě gē kě qì
  1. 1 lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
  2. 2 happy and sad
  3. 3 inspiring and tragic
同声一哭
tóng shēng yī kū
  1. 1 to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)
哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ
  1. 1 weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 both funny and extremely embarrassing
  3. 3 between laughter and tears
哭声震天
kū shēng zhèn tiān
  1. 1 lit. cries of grief shake the heavens
  2. 2 great sorrow (idiom)
嚎啕大哭
háo táo dà kū
  1. 1 to wail
  2. 2 to bawl (idiom)
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
  1. 1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
引吭高歌
yǐn háng gāo gē
  1. 1 to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
强忍悲痛
qiáng rěn bēi tòng
  1. 1 to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
悲不自胜
bēi bù zì shèng
  1. 1 unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought
  2. 2 overcome with sorrow
  3. 3 heartbroken
悲歌当哭
bēi gē dàng kū
  1. 1 to sing instead of weep (idiom)
悲声载道
bēi shēng zài dào
  1. 1 lamentations fill the roads (idiom); severe suffering all around
慈悲为本
cí bēi wéi běn
  1. 1 mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
乐极生悲
lè jí shēng bēi
  1. 1 extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!
歌舞升平
gē wǔ shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
狼号鬼哭
láng háo guǐ kū
  1. 1 lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams
眼皮哭肿
yǎn pí kū zhǒng
  1. 1 to have eyelids swollen from crying
  2. 2 very unhappy (idiom)

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