如泣如诉

如泣如诉

lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. adjective

    lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom)

    • Her singing voice is plaintive and sorrowful, as if weeping and confessing.

  2. adjective

    fig. (of music, singing etc) mournful

    • Her singing voice was as mournful and plaintive as weeping and lamenting.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.

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