嗚呼哀哉

呜呼哀哉
wūhū'āizāi
  1. (archaic) alas; alack; wellaway
  2. (euphemistic, sometimes humorous or ironic) to die; to pass away
  3. alas; alack; wellaway
  4. to die; to pass away

Wiktionary

Homographs

嗚呼哀哉 wūhūāizāi
  1. alas
  2. all is lost

Entry Composition

1 嗚呼 wūhū
  1. alas
  2. alack
  3. welladay
  4. wellaway
  5. to die
2 哀哉 āizāi
  1. (Classical) How sad!
  2. How sad!