唉aai1聲seng1嘆taan3氣hei3

simp唉声叹气

aai1 seng1 taan3 hei3aai1 sing1 taan3 hei3āi shēng tàn qì

English

sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom)
to sigh repeatedly in despair
to heave deep sighs
to sigh in despair

粵語 — Cantonese

不斷發出「唉」「哎」等表達哀傷、惋惜或煩惱嘅聲音

Examples

佢個人好悲觀，成日都唉聲嘆氣。
She's very pessimistic and sighing all the time.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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