Word information
Simplified可歌可泣
Traditional可歌可泣
Pinyinkě gē kě qì
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Chinese word dictionary
可歌可泣
kě gē kě qì · lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving; happy and sad; inspiring and tragic
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