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如泣如訴

简如泣如诉 · 繁如泣如訴

Mandarin · pinyin rú qì rú sù

(lit.) as if weeping and complaining (idiom)
(fig.) (of music, singing etc) mournful

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如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
泣: qì · cry, sob, weep
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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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