可歌可泣

kě gē kě qì

Dictionary entry

lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving

What does 可歌可泣 mean?

可歌可泣 (kě gē kě qì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving

2happy and sad

3inspiring and tragic

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可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 歌gēsong (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]) · (bound form) to sing 泣qìto sob

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How to pronounce 可歌可泣

可歌可泣

kě gē kě qì

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