可歌可泣

ho2 go1 ho2 jap1

lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving · happy and sad · inspiring and tragic

Meanings

  1. lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
  2. happy and sad
  3. inspiring and tragic

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