悲 (bei1) — sorrowful; mournful; sad; woeful; rueful; doleful in Cantonese
beiˉ¹悲
Mandarin Pinyin: bei1
Meaning of 悲
nounsorrowful; mournful; sad; woeful; rueful; doleful
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Example Sentences with 悲
你不用貓哭耗子假慈悲啦
There's no need for you to shed crocodile tears!
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係jatˉ¹一coengˎ₄場beiˉ¹悲gei˗₃劇
It's a real tragedy.
niˉ¹呢ginˊ²件siˍ₆事houˊ²好beiˉ¹悲gei˗₃劇
This matter is quite tragic.
keoiˏ₅佢ge˗₃嘅janˎ₄人sangˉ¹生houˊ²好beiˉ¹悲gei˗₃劇
His/Her life is very tragic.
gam˗₃咁zauˍ₆就zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係beiˉ¹悲gei˗₃劇
That would be a real tragedy.
Words Containing 悲
悲憤bei1 fan5
grief and indignation
悲歡離合bei1 fun1 lei6 hap6
joys and sorrows; partings and reunions - vicissitudes of life
假慈悲gaa2 ci4 bei1
phoney mercy; sham benevolence; crocodile tears
悲涼bei1 loeng4
desolate
悲苦bei1 fu2
grief; sorrow
悲切bei1 cit3
mournful
大發慈悲daai6 faat3 ci4 bei1
to have pity on;show mercy
悲哀bei1 oi1
sorrowful; grieved. Cant.: 凄涼
悲慘世界bei1 caam2 sai3 gaai3
Les Misérables
悲喜交集bei1 hei2 gaau1 zaap6
mixed feelings of grief and joy
悲傷的bei1 soeng1 dik1
woeful; woesome
悲慟bei1 dung6
to be deeply grieved; to be filled with deep sorrow; mournful
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