撫髀興嘆

See also: 抚髀兴叹

Chinese

		to pat or beat one's thighs	to heave a sigh; to lament; to bemoan
trad. (撫髀興嘆/撫髀興歎)		撫髀	興嘆/興歎
simp. (抚髀兴叹)		抚髀	兴叹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǔbìxīngtàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fǔbìxīngtàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fǔbìsingtàn
    • Wade–Giles: fu³-pi⁴-hsing¹-tʻan⁴
    • Yale: fǔ-bì-syīng-tàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuubihshingtann
    • Palladius: фубисинтань (fubisintanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰän⁵¹/

Idiom

撫髀興嘆

1. to sigh in disappointment (said of one living in retirement but still burning with ambition)