慨嘆

Chinese

		generous; sad	to sigh
trad. (慨嘆/慨歎)		慨	嘆/歎
simp. (慨叹)		慨	叹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎitàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞˇ ㄊㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): koi³ taan³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khài-thàn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǎitàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞˇ ㄊㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǎitàn
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai³-tʻan⁴
    • Yale: kǎi-tàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaetann
    • Palladius: кайтань (kajtanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: koi³ taan³
    • Yale: koi taan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: koi³ taan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: koi³ tan³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔːi̯³³ tʰaːn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khài-thàn
    • Tâi-lô: khài-thàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qae'taxn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰan²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰan²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰan¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰan²¹/

Verb

慨嘆

1. to sigh with regret; to lament

Synonyms

• 嗟嘆／嗟叹 (jiētàn) (literary)
• 嘆惜／叹惜 (tànxī)
• 感嘆／感叹 (gǎntàn)
• 慷慨 (kāngkǎi) (Classical Chinese)
• 興嘆／兴叹 (xīngtàn)
• 道嘆／道叹 (Hakka)