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如喪考妣
简 如丧考妣 · 繁 如喪考妣Mandarin · pinyin rú sàng kǎo bǐ
Meanings
- (lit.) as if in mourning for one's parents (idiom)
- (fig.) (often pejorative) inconsolable; distraught
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2–4–3–3 · ru2 sang4 kao3 bi3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jyu4 song3 haau2 bei2
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- (now derogatory) grieved or anxious as if one had lost one's parents
- (idiomatic) concentrate on things
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