挽歌
wǎn gē
Pinyin

Definition

挽歌
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wǎn gē
  1. a dirge
  2. an elegy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

唱歌
chàng gē
  1. 1 to sing a song
歌
gē
  1. 1 song
  2. 2 CL:支[zhī],首[shǒu]
  3. 3 to sing
歌曲
gē qǔ
  1. 1 song
情歌
qíng gē
  1. 1 love song
挽回
wǎn huí
  1. 1 to retrieve
  2. 2 to redeem
挽留
wǎn liú
  1. 1 to urge to stay
  2. 2 to detain
歌唱
gē chàng
  1. 1 to sing
歌女
gē nu:3
  1. 1 female singer (archaic)
歌手
gē shǒu
  1. 1 singer
歌声
gē shēng
  1. 1 singing voice
  2. 2 fig. original voice of a poet
歌舞
gē wǔ
  1. 1 singing and dancing
歌词
gē cí
  1. 1 song lyric
  2. 2 lyrics
歌谣
gē yáo
  1. 1 folksong
  2. 2 ballad
  3. 3 nursery rhyme
歌迷
gē mí
  1. 1 fan of a singer
谷歌
Gǔ gē
  1. 1 variant of 谷歌[Gǔ gē]
老歌
lǎo gē
  1. 1 oldie (song)
诗歌
shī gē
  1. 1 poem
  2. 2 CL:本[běn],首[shǒu],段[duàn]
儿歌
ér gē
  1. 1 nursery rhyme
凯歌
kǎi gē
  1. 1 triumphal hymn
  2. 2 victory song
  3. 3 paean
副歌
fù gē
  1. 1 chorus
  2. 2 refrain

Idioms (12)

力挽狂澜
lì wǎn kuáng lán
  1. 1 to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
可歌可泣
kě gē kě qì
  1. 1 lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
  2. 2 happy and sad
  3. 3 inspiring and tragic
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
  1. 1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
引吭高歌
yǐn háng gāo gē
  1. 1 to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
悲歌当哭
bēi gē dàng kū
  1. 1 to sing instead of weep (idiom)
歌舞升平
gē wǔ shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
能歌善舞
néng gē shàn wǔ
  1. 1 can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
载歌且舞
zài gē qiě wǔ
  1. 1 singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
载歌载舞
zài gē zài wǔ
  1. 1 singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
高歌猛进
gāo gē měng jìn
  1. 1 to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress
莺歌燕舞
yīng gē yàn wǔ
  1. 1 the warbler sings and the swallow dances
  2. 2 prosperity abounds (idiom)

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