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憂鬱

简忧郁 · 繁憂鬱

Mandarin · pinyin yōu yù

sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected

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忧: yōu · sad, grieved; grief, melancholy
郁: yù · sweet smelling, rich in aroma; (Cant.) to move, hit

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1–4 · you1 yu4

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jau1 wat1

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adj

sad; depressed; melancholic; dejected

noun

(psychology) (～症, ～病) depression

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