扼腕 (è wàn) — (literary) to wring one's wrist in anguish; to express deep regret or frustration
Definizione
A literary verb meaning to wring one's wrist in deep regret or frustration over something one cannot change. Stronger than 遗憾 — it shows visible anguish, not just feeling sorry.
verb
(literary) to wring one's wrist in anguishto express deep regret or frustration
Esempi
- ，扼腕。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā zhǐ néng è wàn tàn xī.Upon hearing this news, he could only wring his wrist and sigh.
- ，扼腕。Duì yú zhè yàng de jié guǒ, dà jiā wú bú è wàn.Everyone wrung their wrists in anguish over such an outcome.
- 扼腕。Tā yīn cuò shī liáng jī ér è wàn bù yǐ.He wrung his wrist endlessly over missing the golden opportunity.
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