chì
傺
dejected; downcast; (literary usage)
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesadjective
downcast; dejected; in a state of disappointment and frustration
archaicAn archaic literary word, almost never used alone in modern Chinese. It appears almost exclusively in the fixed expression 侘傺 (chàchì).
《
Lí离
Sāo骚
》
zhōng中
yǒu有
'
tún忳
yù郁
yì邑
yú余
chà侘
chì傺
xī兮
'
de的
míng名
jù句
。
In 'Li Sao,' there is the famous line: 'Grieving and melancholy, I am forlorn.'
Huái怀
cái才
bù不
yù遇
，
bù不
miǎn免
xīn心
zhōng中
chà侘
chì傺
。
With unrecognized talent, one cannot help but feel dejected.