to chant; to recite

to chant; to recite; verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems); (literary) to lament; to groan; (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects; (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2]) (cf. 猱[nao2], wide vibrato)

to chant softly; to murmur

to recite; to sing (of poetry)

to chant; to recite rhythmically; to polish verse

to wander as minstrel

to recite poetry

to read aloud; to recite rhythmically; to chant; to intone (esp. poems in rhythm)

to recite in a loud, clear voice

to sing; to recite

to mutter to oneself irresolutely

song; chant; rhythmic declamation

joyful; happy

smiling; with a smile

lit. singing of the wind and the moon; fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art)

(idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness; to complain without cause; (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality

troubadour; bard