āi míng
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  • 1

    n.a plaintive whine; mournful cry

    • fā chū jué wàng wú bǐ de āi míng

      发出绝望无比哀鸣

      emit a wail of desperation

    • wǒ men tīng dào mò luò jiē jí de āi míng

      我们听到没落阶级哀鸣

      We hear the lamentations of the declining classes.

    • zhè ge lǐ lùn zài wǒ tīng lái jiù xiàng shì mǒu gè jià zhí tóu zī zhě shòu dào cuò zhé hòu de āi míng

      这个理论价值投资挫折哀鸣

      This theory sounds to me like a whinge by some value investor who got bitten.

  • 2

    v.wail; moan; whine plaintively; give mournful cries

    • tiān é dà shēng āi míng

      天鹅大声哀鸣

      The swan let out a loud mournful cry.

    • hán yā āi míng

      寒鸦哀鸣

      Jackdaws cried plaintively in the cold.

    • guō guo zhèng zài wèi qiū tiān lín jìn ér āi míng

      正在秋天临近哀鸣

      Katydids were lamenting fall's approach.