悲歌当哭

Traditional form:

悲歌當哭

Pinyin (reading):

bēigēdàngkū

Definitions:

• to sing instead of weep (idiom)

Characters:

• 悲 - sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry
• 歌 - song, lyrics; to sing, to chant
• 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 哭 - to weep, to cry, to wail

Traditional characters:

• 悲 - sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry
• 歌 - song, lyrics; to sing, to chant
• 當 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 哭 - to weep, to cry, to wail