长吁短叹 Long sighs and short sighs
Explanation
长吁短叹，形容人因忧愁、悲伤或失望而不住地叹气。
Long sighs and short sighs describe someone who sighs incessantly due to sorrow, sadness, or disappointment.
Origin Story
夕阳西下，老张坐在院子里，看着枯萎的花草，长吁短叹。他年轻时，为了生计，远走他乡，几十年未归，如今故乡巨变，物是人非，让他感慨万千。他记得儿时，村口那棵老槐树下，他和伙伴们玩耍嬉戏，如今老树还在，可伙伴们都已天各一方，有的甚至已经不在人世了。他想起了妻子，想起了那些为了生活而默默付出的日子，心中充满了酸楚和无奈。他长长地叹了口气，眼角流下了泪水。夜幕降临，他依然坐在那里，长吁短叹，直到月光洒满庭院。
As the sun set, old Zhang sat in the courtyard, looking at the withered flowers and plants, sighing and groaning. When he was young, he went away from home to make a living, and he hadn't been back for decades. Now, his hometown had changed dramatically, and everything was different, which made him feel a lot. He remembered when he was a child, under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village, he played with his friends. Now, the old tree is still there, but his friends have all gone their separate ways, some of them are even dead. He thought of his wife and the silent efforts he made for his life. His heart was full of sadness and helplessness. He sighed deeply and tears flowed down his cheeks. As night fell, he still sat there, sighing and groaning, until the moonlight filled the courtyard.
Usage
表示因忧愁、悲伤或失望而叹气。
Expresses sighing due to sorrow, sadness, or disappointment.
Examples
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他整天长吁短叹，愁眉苦脸的，不知道发生了什么事。
ta zhengtian changxu duantan, choubmei kulian de, bu zhidao fashengle shenmeshi.
He sighs and groans all day long, with a worried look on his face, I don't know what happened.
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面对接踵而来的困难，他长吁短叹，唉声叹气。
mian dui jiezhong er lai de kunnan, ta changxu duantan, aishen tanqi.
Faced with difficulties coming one after another, he sighs and groans, sighs and groans.