长吁短叹 in English chang2 xu1 duan3 tan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • long moan and short gasp (idiomatic expression); continually moaning and groaning in pain

Simplified Characters

长 吁 短 叹

Traditional Characters

長 吁 短 嘆

Pinyin

chang2 xu1 duan3 tan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

长zhang3length 吁xu1sh 短duan3short 叹tan4to sigh