hidden resentment; melancholic longing
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
hidden resentment or sorrow lodged in one's heart; melancholic longing (often referring to a woman's unfulfilled love)
literaryTypically used in literary contexts to describe a melancholic, unspoken emotion, often associated with women in classical literature or romantic disappointment.
Tā她
de的
yǎn眼
shén神
zhōng中
dài带
zhe着
yī一
sī丝
yōu幽
yuàn怨
。
There was a hint of hidden sorrow in her eyes.
Zhè这
shǒu首
gǔ古
zhēng筝
qǔ曲
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
shēn深
guī闺
yōu幽
yuàn怨
zhī之
yì意
。
This guzheng piece is filled with the melancholic longing of a secluded boudoir.
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Xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
de的
nǚ女
zhǔ主
jué角
mǎn满
huái怀
yōu幽
yuàn怨
，
què却
wú无
chù处
sù诉
shuō说
。
The heroine in the novel was filled with hidden resentment yet had nowhere to confide.
Tā他
tīng听
chū出
le了
tā她
huà话
yǔ语
lǐ里
yǐn隐
cáng藏
de的
yōu幽
yuàn怨
。
He detected the hidden bitterness in her words.