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长吁短叹

cháng xū duǎn tàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
long moan and short gasp (idiom) / continually moaning and groaning in pain
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

長吁短嘆 长吁短叹 [chang2 xu1 duan3 tan4] /long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain/

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Other forms in these source records: 長吁短嘆

  • 长
    cháng

    long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point / forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus / spare (Taiwan pr. [zhàng])

    zhǎng

    chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

  • 吁
    xū

    sh / hush

    yù

    to implore

  • 短
    duǎn

    short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault

  • 叹
    tàn

    to sigh / to exclaim

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