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āi

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Definitions

  1. 1. Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[shén nóng] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[lí]
  2. 2. sorrow; grief; pity
  3. 3. to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole

Words Containing 哀

哀子
āi zǐ

son orphaned of his mother

喜怒哀乐
xǐ nù āi lè

four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huān xǐ], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fèn nù], sorrow 悲哀[bēi āi] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuài lè]

哀思
āi sī

grief-stricken thoughts

莫里哀
mò lǐ āi

Molière (1622-1673), French playwright and actor, master of comedy

生荣死哀
shēng róng sǐ āi

to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)

哀江南赋
āi jiāng nán fù

Lament for the South, long poem in Fu style by Yu Xin 庾信 mourning the passing of Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁朝

哀叹
āi tàn

to sigh

哀的美敦书
āi dì měi dūn shū

ultimatum (loanword)

哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ

nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])

哀伤
āi shāng

grief; distress; bereavement

哀婉
āi wǎn

(esp. of poetry, music) melancholy; sad and moving

哀悼
āi dào

to grieve over sb's death

哀告
āi gào

to beg piteously

哀乐
āi yuè

funeral music

哀戚
āi qī

sorrow

哀启
āi qǐ

obituary (archaic term)

孤哀子
gū āi zǐ

(literary) orphan

唐哀帝
táng āi dì

Emperor Aidi of Tang, reign name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Li Zhu 李祝[lǐ zhù] (892-908), reigned 904-907

哀求
āi qiú

to entreat

哀矜
āi jīn

to take pity on

哀荣
āi róng

funeral pomp

凄哀
qī āi

desolate

哀号
āi háo

to cry piteously

苦苦哀求
kǔ kǔ āi qiú

to entreat piteously

致哀
zhì āi

to express grief

哀愁
āi chóu

sorrow; sadness

志哀
zhì āi

to pay respects to the dead

腹哀
fù āi

Abdominal Lament

哀怨
āi yuàn

grief

哀哭
āi kū

to weep in sorrow

哀歌
āi gē

mournful song

哀平
āi píng

joint name for the Han dynasty emperors Aidi (reigned 7-1 BC) and Pingdi (reigned 1 BC - 6 AD)

呜呼哀哉
wū hū āi zāi

alas

哀兵必胜
āi bīng bì shèng

an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)

哀劝
āi quàn

to persuade by all possible means; to implore

哀鸿遍野
āi hóng biàn yě

lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims

默哀
mò āi

to observe a moment of silence in tribute

哀悯
āi mǐn

to take pity on

可哀
kě āi

miserably

耶利米哀歌
yē lì mǐ āi gē

the Lamentations of Jeremiah

哀而不伤
āi ér bù shāng

deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)

哀辞
āi cí

dirge

乞哀告怜
qǐ āi gào lián

begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)

哀痛
āi tòng

to grieve; to mourn

哀鸣
āi míng

(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound

哀泣
āi qì

to wail

哀恸
āi tòng

to be deeply grieved

哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ

weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)

哀告宾服
āi gào bīn fú

to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit

哀失
āi shī

bereavement

哀艳
āi yàn

plaintive and beautiful

哀怜
āi lián

to feel compassion for; to pity

悲哀
bēi āi

grieved

哀嚎
āi háo

to howl in grief

节哀顺变
jié āi shùn biàn

restrain your grief, accept fate (condolence phrase)