粵

嘆taan3息sik1

simp叹息
taan3 sik1tàn xī

English

  1. to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)
  2. to sigh

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 嘆氣

Examples

  • “我丢了钱包。”约翰叹息道。

    "I've lost my wallet," John sighed.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 要發生的已經發生了,你搖頭嘆息也沒用。

    What's happened has happened; there's no use in whining and complaining.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢望住窗外,發出一聲長長嘅歎息。

    He looked out the window and let out a long sigh.

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

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