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垂頭喪氣

简垂头丧气 · 繁垂頭喪氣

Mandarin · pinyin chuí tóu sàng qì

hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
crestfallen

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垂: chuí · let down; suspend, hand; down
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
丧: sàng · mourning; mourn; funeral
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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2–2–4–4 · chui2 tou2 sang4 qi4

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seoi4 tau4 song3 hei3

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(idiomatic) dispirited; dejected; frustrated

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