呻吟

shēnyín
to moan; to groan

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to read aloud; to chant
  2. to moan; to groan
  3. to read aloud; to chant

Wiktionary

  1. 吟咏。
  2. 因病痛或哀伤所发出的声音。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 呻 shēn
  1. (literary) to recite; to chant; to intone
  2. (bound form) groan
=2 吟 yín
  1. to chant; to recite
  2. verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems)
  3. (literary) to lament; to groan
  4. (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects
  5. (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴 gǔqín) (cf. 猱 náo, wide vibrato)
=2 吟 yín old variant of 吟 yín

Containing this entry

无病呻吟 wúbìngshēnyín (idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness; to complain without cause; (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality