可歌可泣 in English ke3 ge1 ke3 qi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) you can sing or you can cry (idiomatic expression); metaphorically deeply moving
  • happy and sad
  • inspiring and tragic

Simplified Characters

可 歌 可 泣

Traditional Characters

可 歌 可 泣

Pinyin

ke3 ge1 ke3 qi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

可ke3can 歌ge1song 可ke3can 泣qi4to sob