sigh in despair
Cough, sound and sigh, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h ā ISH ē NGT à NQ ì, which means to sigh because of sadness, boredom or pain. From negative exposure gossip.
The origin of Idioms
The sixth chapter of negative exposure gossip: "Jiang Peidu couldn't do it, so he had to cough and sigh to get out of the gate. But the Chartered driver didn't know where to go, and he was so angry that he stamped his feet."
Idiom usage
It means to sigh when you are not satisfied
[example]
Zhu Ziqing's landlady: "she will never be down in the dumps, never ~"
Analysis of Idioms
Sigh and groan
The opposite is jubilant
Chinese PinYin : hāi shēng tàn qì
sigh in despair
The birds are startled by the fish. niǎo jīng yú hài
with complete mutual understanding. mò nì yú xīn