唏噓
simp唏嘘hei1 heoi1xī xū
English
- (onom.) to sigh
- to sob
- to sigh; feeling helpless; feeling pitiful
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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