耶利米哀歌

the Lamentations of Jeremiah

(phonetic ye)

interrogative particle (classical)

final particle indicating enthusiasm etc

sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit

Jeremy or Jeremiah (name)

rice / CL:粒[li4] / meter (classifier)

Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]

sorrow; grief; pity / to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole

mournful song / dirge / elegy

song / CL:支[zhi1],首[shou3] / to sing

variant of 歌[ge1]