悲歌当哭

Traditional: 悲歌當哭

bēi gē dàng kū

Dictionary entry

to sing instead of weep (idiom)

What does 悲歌当哭 mean?

悲歌当哭 (bēi gē dàng kū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to sing instead of weep (idiom)

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悲bēisad · sadness 歌gēsong (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]) · (bound form) to sing 当dāng(onom.) dong · ding dong (bell)哭kūto cry; to weep

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悲歌当哭

bēi gē dàng kū

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