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擔憂

简担忧 · 繁擔憂

Mandarin · pinyin dān yōu

to worry; to be concerned

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担: dān · carry, bear, undertake
忧: yōu · sad, grieved; grief, melancholy

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1–1 · dan1 you1

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daam1 jau1

Cantonese word readings for 擔憂. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to worry; to be concerned; to be anxious

adj

worried; concerned; anxious

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