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长吁短叹

cháng xū duǎn tàn

4-character word Traditional 長吁短嘆

What 长吁短叹 means

1. long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain

The characters in 长吁短叹

• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte
• 吁yùto implore
• 短duǎnshort; brief; to lack
• 叹tànto sigh; to exclaim

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