sorrowful; wretched; miserable
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sorrowful; wretched; miserable
literaryA formal, literary term describing a deep, heart-wrenching type of sorrow, often with a sense of bitterness or desolation. Common in classical poetry and prose.
Lí离
xiāng乡
bèi背
jǐng井
duō多
nián年
，
tā他
de的
gē歌
shēng声
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
bēi悲
chǔ楚
zhī之
qíng情
。
After being away from his homeland for many years, his singing was filled with sorrowful emotion.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
jié结
wěi尾
chù处
，
zhǔ主
rén人
gōng公
de的
mìng命
yùn运
xiǎn显
dé得
gé格
wài外
bēi悲
chǔ楚
。
At the end of the novel, the protagonist's fate seems particularly wretched.
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Nà那
zhī支
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
mín民
gē歌
，
xuán旋
lǜ律
bēi悲
chǔ楚
dòng动
rén人
。
That ancient folk song has a sorrowful and moving melody.