jap1 gaan3泣諫泣谏
Jyutpingjap1 gaan3
Yaleyāp gan

Definition

to counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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熱力學热力学
jit6 lik6 hok6thermodynamics
人云亦云
jan4 wan4 jik6 wan4to say what everyone says (idiom); to follow the herd
語調语调
jyu5 diu6(noun) (of voice) In a …tone
一世
jat1 sai3generation; one's whole lifetime; age; times; the First (of numbered European...
煙消雲散烟消云散
jin1 siu1 wan4 saan3(idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
一本正經一本正经
jat1 bun2 zing3 ging1(idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan
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