如泣如訴

简 如泣如诉 · 繁 如泣如訴
Mandarin · pinyin rú qì rú sù

Meanings

  1. (lit.) as if weeping and complaining (idiom)
  2. (fig.) (of music, singing etc) mournful
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如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
泣
qì · cry, sob, weep
訴
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诉
sù · accuse; sue; inform; narrate
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2–4–2–4 · ru2 qi4 ru2 su4

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如泣如訴 · ru2 qi4 ru2 su4
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Exact source record如泣如訴 如泣如诉 [ru2 qi4 ru2 su4] /(lit.) as if weeping and complaining (idiom)/(fig.) (of music, singing etc) mournful/