depressed; frustrated; pent-up
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
depressed and frustrated; feeling suffocated by unhappiness
dialectDialectal term, mainly used in northern China. Describes a feeling of pent-up frustration or depression, often due to unfair treatment or unpleasant events that one cannot easily express or resolve.
Píng平
bái白
wú无
gù故
ái挨
le了
yī一
dùn顿
xùn训
，
zhēn真
wō窝
bie憋
。
Being scolded for no reason was really frustrating and depressing.
Tā他
xīn心
lǐ里
hěn很
wō窝
bie憋
，
dàn但
yòu又
shuō说
bù不
chū出
lái来
。
He felt very pent-up and depressed, but couldn't express it.
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Zhè这
shì事
ràng儿
rén让
wō人
bie窝
le憋
hǎo了
jǐ好
tiān几
天
。
This matter has been bothering and depressing him for several days.