heave great sighs

heave great sighs

Belching and sighing, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is "ā sh ē NGT à NQ ì", which means to sigh because of sadness, boredom or grief. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

To make a sigh of sadness, distress, or grief.

The origin of Idioms

The 80th chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "Xue pan was so anxious that he said it was not good, advised it was not good, fought it was not good, and complained it was not good. He just belted and sighed."

Analysis of Idioms

Sigh and groan

Antonym: happy face

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, adverbial, complement; used in sighs such as sorrow

Examples

Diao maipeng asked him to wake up, but he made a belching and sighing appearance and said, "how good is this! This is how good! How can I be right, big brother? " The 51st chapter of Li Baojia's Officialdom