长吁短叹

Traditional: 長吁短嘆

cháng xū duǎn tàn

Dictionary entry

long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain

What does 长吁短叹 mean?

长吁短叹 (cháng xū duǎn tàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain

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长chánglong · (bound form) length 吁xūsh · hush 短duǎnshort · brief 叹tànto sigh · to exclaim

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长吁短叹

cháng xū duǎn tàn

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