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憂鬱症

简忧郁症 · 繁憂鬱症

Mandarin · pinyin yōu yù zhèng

(psychology) depression

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

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1–4–4 · you1 yu4 zheng4

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noun

(psychiatry) depression (as a disease); depressive disorder

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