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哀而不傷

简 哀而不伤 · 繁 哀而不傷
Mandarin · pinyin āi ér bù shāng

Meanings

  1. deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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哀
āi · sad, mournful, pitiful; pity
而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
傷
shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
伤
shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
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1–2–4–1 · ai1 er2 bu4 shang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1

Cantonese word readings for 哀而不傷. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) expressing grief without being hurtful

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