悲嘆 [－叹]

Jyutping bei1 taan3
Pinyin bēi tàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to bewail
  2. to sigh mournfully
  3. to lament
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    形容​啲​嘢​令人​唔​開心​到​嘆氣
    used when something is so miserable that one cannot help but sigh
    • 政府咁冇能，真係令人悲嘆。
      政府咁冇能，真系令人悲叹。
      zing3 fu2 gam3 mou4 nang4, zan1 hai6 ling6 jan4 bei1 taan3.
      The ineptness of the government makes one want to sigh.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to bewail; to lament; to sigh mournfully
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    政府咁冇能，真系令人悲叹。
    政府咁冇能，真係令人悲嘆。
    zing3 fu2 gam3 mou4 nang4, zan1 hai6 ling6 jan4 bei1 taan3.
    • The ineptness of the government makes one want to sigh.