扼腕

Chinese

		hold (strategic position)	wrist
simp. and trad. (扼腕)		扼	腕
alt. forms		扼捥

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): èwàn

(Zhuyin): ㄜˋ ㄨㄢˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: èwàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄨㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ehwann
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯a̠n⁵¹/

Verb

扼腕

(literary) to wring one's hands (with enthusiasm, disappointment, indignation, etc.)

Derived terms

令人扼腕
偏袒扼腕
扼腕嘆息／扼腕叹息
扼腕抵掌

扼腕興嗟／扼腕兴嗟
扼腕長嘆／扼腕长叹
攘袂扼腕
瞋目扼腕

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