tàn

sigh, admire

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

一唱三 yī chàng sān tàn see 一倡三歎|一倡三叹[yi1 chang4 san1 tan4]
付之一 fù zhī yī tàn to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
令人 lìng rén tàn to astonish
仰屋興 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
kě tàn lamentable; sad(ly)
āi tàn to sigh; to lament; to bewail
唉聲氣 āi shēng tàn qì sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom); to heave deep sighs; to sigh in despair
息 tàn xī to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)
惜 tàn xī sigh of regret
服 tàn fú (to gasp) with admiration
氣 tàn qì to sigh; to heave a sigh
為觀止 tàn wéi guān zhǐ (idiom) to gasp in amazement; to acclaim as the peak of perfection
詞 tàn cí interjection; exclamation
賞 tàn shǎng to admire; to express admiration
bēi tàn to bewail; to sigh mournfully; to lament
gǎn tàn to sigh (with feeling); to lament
句 gǎn tàn jù exclamation; exclamatory phrase
號 gǎn tàn hào exclamation mark ! (punct.)
詞 gǎn tàn cí interjection (part of speech); exclamation
語 gǎn tàn yǔ exclamation; expletive
kǎi tàn to sigh with regret; lament
望洋興 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 wàng ér xīng tàn to look and sigh; to feel helpless; not knowing what to do
不如 zì tàn bù rú to consider oneself as being not as good as the others
芝焚蕙 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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