嘆 tàn

sigh, admire

DEFINITIONS

  • sigh, admire
  • to sigh
  • to exclaim
  • variant of 嘆|叹[tan4]

WORDS

一唱三嘆 yī chàng sān tàn see 一倡三歎|一倡三叹[yi1 chang4 san1 tan4]
付之一嘆 fù zhī yī tàn to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
令人嘆 lìng rén tàn to astonish
仰屋興嘆 yǎng wū xīng tàn to stare at the ceiling in despair; to find no way out; nothing you can do about it; at the end of one's wits
可嘆 kě tàn lamentable; sad(ly)
哀嘆 āi tàn to sigh; to lament; to bewail
唉聲嘆氣 āi shēng tàn qì sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom); to heave deep sighs; to sigh in despair
嘆息 tàn xī to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)
嘆惜 tàn xī sigh of regret
嘆服 tàn fú (to gasp) with admiration
嘆氣 tàn qì to sigh; to heave a sigh
嘆為觀止 tàn wéi guān zhǐ (idiom) to gasp in amazement; to acclaim as the peak of perfection
嘆詞 tàn cí interjection; exclamation
嘆賞 tàn shǎng to admire; to express admiration
悲嘆 bēi tàn to bewail; to sigh mournfully; to lament
感嘆 gǎn tàn to sigh (with feeling); to lament
感嘆句 gǎn tàn jù exclamation; exclamatory phrase
感嘆號 gǎn tàn hào exclamation mark ! (punct.)
感嘆詞 gǎn tàn cí interjection (part of speech); exclamation
感嘆語 gǎn tàn yǔ exclamation; expletive
慨嘆 kǎi tàn to sigh with regret; lament
望洋興嘆 wàng yáng xīng tàn lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom); fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)
望而興嘆 wàng ér xīng tàn to look and sigh; to feel helpless; not knowing what to do
自嘆不如 zì tàn bù rú to consider oneself as being not as good as the others
芝焚蕙嘆 zhī fén huì tàn lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
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