粵

唏hei1噓heoi1

simp唏嘘
hei1 heoi1xī xū

English

  1. (onom.) to sigh
  2. to sob
  3. to sigh; feeling helpless; feeling pitiful

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 無奈地感嘆、嘆息;形容人感到無奈、無助或者可惜

Examples

  • 不勝唏噓

    so overwhelmed with emotion, feeling helpless or pitiful

  • 我哋住咗喺度廿幾三十年,而家臨老先嚟拆,覺得好唏噓。

    We've been living here for almost thirty years, now the building is going to be torn down just when we are getting old. What a pity!

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

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