长歌当哭

長歌當哭
chánggēdàngkū

to sing to vent one’s grief or indignation

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1 长歌 chánggē
  1. (literary) to sing loudly
  2. to sing loudly
=2 当 dāng
  1. (onom.) dong
  2. ding dong (bell)
=2 当 dāng
  1. to be
  2. to act as
  3. manage
  4. withstand
  5. when
  6. during
  7. ought
  8. should
  9. match equally
  10. equal
  11. same
  12. obstruct
  13. just at (a time or place)
  14. on the spot
  15. right
  16. just at
=2 当 dàng
  1. at or in the very same...
  2. suitable
  3. adequate
  4. fitting
  5. proper
  6. to replace
  7. to regard as
  8. to think
  9. to pawn
  10. (coll.) to fail (a student)
3 哭 kū to cry; to weep