黯然銷魂

简 黯然销魂 · 繁 黯然銷魂
Mandarin · pinyin àn rán xiāo hún

Meanings

  1. overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting
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黯
àn · dark, black; sullen, dreary
然
rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
銷
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魂
hún · soul, spirit
销
xiāo · melt, fuse; market, sell
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4–2–1–2 · an4 ran2 xiao1 hun2

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am2 jin4 siu1 wan4

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