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憂心忡忡

简忧心忡忡 · 繁憂心忡忡

Mandarin · pinyin yōu xīn chōng chōng

deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
忡: chōng · a sad, uneasy countenance
忧: yōu · sad, grieved; grief, melancholy

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1–1–1–1 · you1 xin1 chong1 chong1

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jau1 sam1 cung1 cung1

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(idiomatic) worried and anxious

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