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鬱

简郁 · 繁鬱

Mandarin · pinyin yù#

(bound form) (of vegetation) lush; luxuriant
(bound form) melancholy; depressed

Mandarin · pinyin Yù#

surname Yu

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鬱: Look up this written character
郁: yù · sweet smelling, rich in aroma; (Cant.) to move, hit

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

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lush; luxuriant; exuberant; dense; thick
depressed; gloomy; moody
to gather; to build up; to stagnate; to become stagnant
to begrudge; to resent; to feel aggrieved
various; abundant; profuse
deep; obscure; profound
melancholy; depression
hot air (rising); steam
a kind of plum
name of a god
tall and big
putrid; putrefied
tulip; fragrant grass
(～水) name for a branch of the Pearl River, including the You River, Yu River and the Xun River in Guangxi, as well as the Xi River downstream in Guangdong
(～郡) name of an ancient Chinese prefecture
(Hokkien) to suppress one's feelings; to hold back one's emotions (of worry, anger, etc.)
(Hokkien) to bend; to coil; to twist
(Hokkien) to curl up; to roll up
(Mainland China Hokkien) to cause someone to feel wronged
(Mainland China Hokkien) to constrain oneself to work
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to restrain; to hold back; to constrain
a surname

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