groan and moan(hēng hēng jī jī)

groan and moan

Hem, hem, haw, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h ē NGH ē NGJ ī J ī, which means to describe a person who speaks with an affected tone; it also describes a groan when he is ill. From a dream of Red Mansions.

Entry

groan and moan

Pinyin

hēnghēngjījī

Citation explanation

1. To describe low and slow speech or singing. It also describes pretending to speak in a proper tone. Chapter 4 and Chapter 2 of the scholars written by Wu Jingzi of the Qing Dynasty: there are scholars everywhere reading articles. Chapter 27 of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: "they must lengthen a sentence, make two or three pieces, chew words, hold a tune, hum and haw, I'm angry, they know that there." (2) adverbial words. The sound of groaning in pain. Chapter 8 of Jin Ping Mei CI Hua by Ming Lanling Xiaosheng: "suddenly I heard a woman's voice trembling in her room, soft and angry, groaning and groaning." Chapter 3: one is on the opposite bed, the other is on the Kang under the window. Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty chapter 105: Sister Feng said with a groan: "I don't think Baoyu is afraid of people. He has many company in front of him, so there are some people here to take care of her.".

Idiom usage

To speak in a low voice.

Chinese PinYin : hēng hēng jī jī