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悵悵然

简怅怅然 · 繁悵悵然

Mandarin · pinyin chàng chàng rán

disappointed

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然: rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
怅: chàng · disappointed, dissatisfied

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4–4–2 · chang4 chang4 ran2

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coeng3 coeng3 jin4

Cantonese word readings for 悵悵然. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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