pent-up melancholy; sorrowful mood
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
pent-up melancholy; sorrowful, entangled feelings
literaryA vivid, metaphorical term for deep, persistent sorrow that feels knotted or wound up in one's heart. Mostly used in literary or elevated contexts.
Zhàng丈
fū夫
yuǎn远
xíng行
，
qī妻
zi子
zài在
jiā家
chóu愁
cháng肠
bǎi百
jié结
。
With her husband traveling far away, the wife's sorrowful heart is knotted with a hundred worries.
Tīng听
wén闻
è噩
hào耗
，
tā他
dùn顿
shí时
chóu愁
cháng肠
cùn寸
duàn断
。
Upon hearing the bad news, his sorrowful heart felt as if it were broken into pieces.
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Zhè这
qǔ曲
bēi悲
gē歌
lìng令
rén人
chóu愁
cháng肠
mǎn满
fù腹
，
gǎn感
kǎi慨
wàn万
qiān千
。
This sad song fills one's heart with melancholy and evokes endless emotions.
Shī诗
rén人
jiāng将
lí离
bié别
de的
chóu愁
cháng肠
jì寄
tuō托
yú于
bǐ笔
xià下
de的
shī诗
jù句
。
The poet poured the melancholy of parting into the verses he wrote.