SAD  悲傷

DISTRESS ARISING from BAD THOUGHTS NOW IN ONE'S MIND which CAUSE one to LACK DELIGHT:joy.NB: The words I have chosen to include in this group pose special problems of contrastive analysis. There is something irretrievably diffuse about their usage, in many cases, and in many others the number of relevant examples in the early literature is so small that it is impossible to get anything like a firm grip on their precise semantics. Under these circumstances I have tried to compensate for lack of neat analysis with more quotation, especially from Chǔcí. Throughout this section I quote my teacher David Hawkes' translations, mindful of the fact that many of these were written in the third year of his study of Chinese...
UNHAPPYSORROWFULDEJECTEDDEPRESSEDDOWNCASTMISERABLEDOWNDESPONDENTDESPAIRINGDISCONSOLATEDESOLATEWRETCHEDGLUMGLOOMYDOLEFULDISMALMELANCHOLYMOURNFULWOEBEGONEFORLORNCRESTFALLENHEARTBROKENINCONSOLABLEINFORMAL BLUEDOWN IN/AT THE MOUTHDOWN IN THE DUMPSBLAH
Antonym
  • DELIGHTINTENSELY GOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO something NOW.*The joy of the enjoyer X over something enjoyed Y.
    • HAPPYCOMPLETELY DELIGHTED with one's SELF:own LIFE.
      Hypernym
      • DISTRESSFEELING that one's SELF:own SITUATION IS INTENSELY BAD.
        • FEELINGNATURAL REACTION IN one's MIND.
          • REACTCHANGE one's THINKING OR ACTING BECAUSE one is PERCEIVING something.
            • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2....
      See also
      • WORRYDISTRESS CAUSED-BY THINKING about something PRESENT OR FUTURE, which is DANGEROUS OR DIFFICULT.
        • WORRYDISTRESS CAUSED-BY THINKING about something PRESENT OR FUTURE, which is DANGEROUS OR DIFFICULT.
          Hyponym
          • GRIEF INTENSELY SAD IN-RELATION-TO a DEATH OR a BIG DISASTER.
          • MELANCHOLY DELIGHT in one's OWN SADNESS IN-RELATION-TO ALL THINGS, this SADNESS LACKING CONCRETE CAUSE, AND being CULTIVATED IN ORDER TO OBTAIN OR SHOW WISDOM:higher-sensitivity.
            • DEPRESSED INTENSELY SAD AND LACKING HOPE.
              • ALAS EXCLAMATION EXPRESSing SADNESS OR REGRET. 
                • LONELY SAD BECAUSE one is ALONE.
                  • DISAPPOINTED SAD BECAUSE something HOPED for in the PAST was NOT OBTAINED.
                    • NOSTALGIA YEARN for SITUATIONS IN the PAST as GOOD:better IN-RELATION-TO NOW:the-present.
                      Old Chinese Criteria
                      1. The general word for sadness of any kind is bēi 悲 (ant. huān 歡 "joyful" and xǐ 喜 "delighted").

                      2. Yōu 悠 refers to a pensive listlessness, a wistful kind of sadness.

                      3. Qī 悽 (ant. lè 樂 "feel acute profound joy") refers to acute profound unhappiness.

                      4. Yù 鬱 (ant. xīn 欣 "in high spirits") refers to largely endogenic sadness or depression.

                      5. Shāng 傷 (ant. yuè 悅 "be pleased") refers to sadness caused by identifiable external conditions.

                      6. Cǎn 慘/憯 refers poetically to a kind of despondency.

                      7. Mǐn 閔 / 憫 is a very poetic word which typically refers to a kind of sadness that has external causes and can be close to compassion.

                      8. Chóu 愁 refers to an internalised sadness one is reluctant to show openly.

                      9. Qī 戚 / 慽 is an archaising elevated word for sadness that is common in poetry.

                      10. Qī chuàng 悽愴 refers to sadness typically associated with regret or even remorse.

                      NB: The vocabulary of sadness in Chinese poses very special problems because it is to huge: in many cases I am quite unable to determine the exact nuances. This subject requires a special monograph.

                      Modern Chinese Criteria
                      悲痛 is a current word for intense sadness.

                      悲傷 is a current word for sadness as a feeling of being hurt.

                      悲慘 refers to sad and miserable circumstances of one's life or experience.

                      悲憤 refers to sadness with a tinge of indignation.

                      悲切 refers to something being heart-rendingly sad.

                      悽慘 refers to a general state of miserable sadness.

                      淒涼 refers to disconsolate sadness.

                      傷悲

                      傷心

                      傷感

                      熬心

                      難過

                      難受



                      悲愴

                      憂傷

                      憂戚

                      惻然

                      淒然

                      淒淒

                      淒迷

                      淒惘

                      淒愴

                      淒惻

                      淒惶

                      愴惻

                      惻怛

                      惻惻

                      愀愴



                      忉怛

                      怛怛

                      殷殷

                      不是味兒

                      不是滋味

                      如喪考妣

                      rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /

                      • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 16.36

                      • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 94

                        MAESTITIA, TRISITITIA

                        Maestitia cordis est, tristitia vultus. (vultus is gentitive, "of the facial expression".

                        568. Inter Tristitiam, et moestitiam. Moestitia cordis [col. 66C] est, tristitia vultus. Moestum ergo vel moerentem animo dicimus, tristem aspectu. Item moestitia temporis est, et fit aliquando ex aliquo accidenti dolore. Tristitia vero, vitium naturae perpetuum est.

                      • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

                        INFELICITAS

                        MOEROR

                        TRISTITIA

                      • Tolkovo-kombinatornyj slovar' sovremmenogo russkogo jazyka. Explanatory Combinatorial Dictionary of Modern Russian ( Mel'cuk 1984) p. 132ff

                        beznadezhnost'

                        beznadezhnyj

                      • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 4.1601

                      • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 24

                      • Pulse Diagnosis in Early Chinese Medicine ( HSU 2010) p. 391

                      • 跟我學同義詞 ( CAI SHAOWEI 2010) p. 56

                      • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.92:64

                        MALHEUREUX.MISERABLE

                      • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.24:21

                        AFFLICTION.CHAGRIN.PEINE; DOULEUR.CHAGRIN.TRISTESSE.AFFLICTION.DESOLATION

                      • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.257.214

                        CHAGRIN.TRISTESSE.MELACOLIE

                      • 觀念的對比分析 ( YANG MINGTIAN 2009) p. 133

                        TOSKA

                      Words

                        bēi OC: prɯl MC: pi 52 Attributions

                      The general word for sadness of any kind is bēi 悲 (ant. huān 歡 "joyful" and xǐ 喜 "delighted").

                        Word relations
                      • Assoc: 傷/SAD Shāng 傷 (ant. yuè 悅 "be pleased") refers to sadness caused by identifiable external conditions.
                      • Assoc: 痛/PAIN The clearly dominant general word for physical pain is tòng 痛 (ant. shū 舒 "feel well" and wú yàng 無恙 "fail nothing").
                      • Assoc: 哀/MOURNING Āi 哀 refers to engaging in mourning primarily for a near relative, but the word also has common extending meanings where it extends to any kind of grief. See GRIEF.

                      • Pulse Diagnosis in Early Chinese Medicine ( HSU 2010) p. 392

                        Syntactic words
                      • nabpsychsadness
                      • v[adN]nonreferentialthose who are sad; the sad
                      • vadNsad, sorrowful
                      • vadVsadly; mournfullyCH
                      • vi(0)(this) is tragic! (this) is a pity! How tragic! [Note that it appears that the  omission of the subject is idiomatic, if not obligatory. Hence vi(0).]
                      • vi0there will be griefCH
                      • visubj=nonhumanbe tragic in quality; be sad to look at/think about
                      • visubject=humanbe sad (of a person); feel sadness
                      • vpostadVsadly
                      • vtoNPab{S}be sad that S, be sad about S
                      • vtoNpsychbe sad about (oneself), bemoan (oneself)
                      • vtoNputativebe saddened by, find something depressing to think of, feel upset by
                      • vtoSfeel deeply concerned about; feel sad aboutCH
                        qī OC: skhlɯɯwɡ MC: tshek
                        qī OC: skhlɯɯwɡ MC: tshek 8 Attributions

                      Qī 戚/慽 is an archaising elevated word for sadness that is common in poetry.

                        Syntactic words
                      • nabpsychstate of sadness
                      • vadNexpressive of sadness; sad
                      • viactfeel and show intense distress
                        chóu OC: dzriw MC: ɖʐɨu 7 Attributions

                      Chóu 愁 refers to an internalised sadness one is reluctant to show openly.

                        Word relations
                      • Ant: 悅 / 說/DELIGHT The general current word referring to the purely psychological notion of a transitory or temporary feeling of pleasure or delight is yuè 悅 (ant. yùn 慍 "feel intensely dissatisfied with, feel offended by").
                      • Assoc: 痛/PAIN The clearly dominant general word for physical pain is tòng 痛 (ant. shū 舒 "feel well" and wú yàng 無恙 "fail nothing").
                      • Assoc: 苦/DISTRESS Kǔ 苦 and the much rarer xīn 辛 (ant. lè 樂 "be in a joyful state") refer to a lasting objective state of distress caused by identifiable external conditions.

                        Syntactic words
                      • nabpsychmelancholy sadness
                      • vadNsad, depressed, grievous
                      • vadVsombrely
                      • vibe worried and sad
                      • vt+V/Nfeel depressed to V/about V-ing
                      • vtoNcausativesadden, make depressed
                      • vtoNpsychfeel depressed by
                        yōu OC: k-lɯw MC: jɨu 5 Attributions

                      Yōu 悠 refers to a pensive listlessness, a wistful kind of sadness.

                        Syntactic words
                      • visad and wistful, pensive
                      • vi.redbe very wistful and sad
                        mǐn OC: mrɯnʔ MC: min 5 Attributions

                      Mǐn 閔/憫 is a very poetic word which typically refers to a kind of sadness that has external causes and can be close to compassion.

                        Syntactic words
                      • nsubjectwhat makes one sad> disconcerting or saddening episodes, sad things
                      • vi.redbe quite sad; be disconcerted
                      • vi.red:adNvery sad, disconcerted
                      • vtoNPab{S}stativefeel sad that S
                      • vtoSstativebe concerned that, be saddened by the fact that S, be disconcerted that S
                      悲夫  bēi fū MC: pij pju OC: prɯl paCH 5 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPi Nab{S}{SUBJ}How sad it is that SCH
                      • VPi0how sad!CH
                        qiǎo OC: smʰewʔ MC: tshiɛu 4 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • virare and poectic: anxious and sad
                      悽愴  qī chuàng OC: shiil skhraŋs MC: tshei ʈʂhi̯ɐŋ 4 Attributions

                      Qī chuàng 悽愴 refers to sadness typically associated with regret or even remorse.

                        Syntactic words
                      • VPadNsad, distressed, melancholic
                      • VPipoeticfeel sad and distressed, be melancholic
                      • VPt(oN)causativecause somebody to feel distressed and sad
                      惆悵  chóu chàng OC: hɯw khrlaŋs MC: ʈhɨu ʈhi̯ɐŋ 4 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • NPabpsychaffliction, dejectedness
                      • VPistativesad and dejected
                        dá OC: taad MC: tɑt 3 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • nabdespairCH
                      • nabdespairCH
                      • vibe sad
                        qī OC: shiil MC: tshei 3 Attributions

                      Qī 悽 (ant. lè 樂 "feel acute profound joy") refers to acute profound unhappiness.

                        Syntactic words
                      • vifeel and show sharp and acute inner pain
                      • visubject=nonhumanbe plaintive; express mournfulnessCH
                        hūn OC: hmuun MC: huo̝n
                        mèn OC: mɯɯns MC: muo̝n 3 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • viact in a depressed and gloomy fashion; grumble
                        cǎn OC: tshuumʔ MC: tshəm
                        cǎn OC: skhɯɯmʔ MC: tshəm 3 Attributions

                      Cǎn 慘/憯 refers poetically to a kind of despondency.

                        Syntactic words
                      • vadVvery painfully, woefully
                      • vifeel miserable and despondent; (of things:) cause one to be miserable, be woeful, painful
                      憂戚  yōu qī OC: qu skhlɯɯwɡ MC: ʔɨu tshek 3 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • NPabpsychsadness
                      • VPipsychbe depressedLZ
                        shāng OC: lʰaŋ MC: ɕi̯ɐŋ 2 Attributions

                      Shāng 傷 (ant. yuè 悅 "be pleased") refers to sadness caused by identifiable external conditions.

                        Word relations
                      • Result: 感/FEEL
                      • Assoc: 悲/SAD The general word for sadness of any kind is bēi 悲 (ant. huān 歡 "joyful" and xǐ 喜 "delighted").

                        Syntactic words
                      • nabsadness, misery
                      • vifeel sad; feel love-sick
                      • vtoNab{S}feel sad about S
                        chuò OC: krlod MC: ʈiɛt 2 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • virare: SHI 14: (my worried heart) is weary and sad
                      • vi.redbe very sad
                        yù OC: qud MC: ʔi̯ut 2 Attributions

                      Yù 鬱 (ant. xīn 欣 "in high spirits") refers to largely endogenic sadness or depression.

                        Syntactic words
                      • vadNsad; grieved; depressed
                      • vibe mournful; be sad and oppressed 
                      傷悲  shāng bēi OC: lʰaŋ prɯl MC: ɕi̯ɐŋ pi 2 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPibe very sad
                      幽憂  yōu yōu OC: qriw qu MC: ʔi̯u ʔɨu 2 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • nabstativemelancholy
                      悠悠  yōu yōu OC: k-lɯw k-lɯw MC: jɨu jɨu 2 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • n.red:abpsychgloomy vacant sadness
                      悲戀  bēi liàn OC: prɯl b-rons MC: pi liɛn 2 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • NPabpsychsadness, feeling of sadness, grief
                      感傷  gǎn shāng OC: koomʔ lʰaŋ MC: kəm ɕi̯ɐŋ 2 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPimiddle voicebe moved to sadness
                      • VPt+V[0]be saddened by the prospect of V-ing
                      愁憂  chóu yōu OC: dzriw qu MC: ɖʐɨu ʔɨu 2 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPibe sad and worried, be dissatisfied
                        yōu OC: qu MC: ʔɨu 2 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • vifeel sad and preoccupied, feel disturbed, disquieted, tormented
                        xū OC: qhʷla MC: hi̯o 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • viSHI 3, poetic, rare: be openly sad and unhappy as well as confused; alas
                        yōu OC: qriw MC: ʔi̯u 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • vadNfigurativedark and sad (thoughts)
                        cuì OC: sɡuds MC: dzi 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • vibe sad and despondent
                        mǐn OC: mrinʔ MC: min 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • nsorrow
                      • v-p.adVverb followed and modified by a suffix, that whose expression preceding and modifying a main verbCH
                      • vipoetic: feel pain and sorrow about
                      • vtoNfeel sad about
                        kài OC: khɯɯds MC: khɑi 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • nabpsychwistful sadness
                      • vi-P.adVsadly, in a sad modeCH
                        cǎo OC: tshuuʔ MC: tshɑu 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • viSHI 143: sad and disturbed
                        mǐn OC: mrɯnʔ MC: min 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • vibe grieved; be disappointed
                      • vichangeto get disappointed
                        mèn OC: mbuuns MC: muo̝n
                      懣懑  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • vibe full of pent-up feelings of resentment and powerless sadness
                        yǐn OC: qɯnʔ MC: ʔɨn 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • visad and glum
                      • vtoNPab{S}feel sad about the fact that S
                      悲傷  bēi shāng OC: prɯl lʰaŋ MC: pi ɕi̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPtoNstativebe saddened by, feel sad about
                      悲憐  bēi lián OC: prɯl ɡ-riiŋ MC: pi len 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • vt(oN)feel sad and concerned about the contextually determinate object
                      悲愁  bēi chóu OC: prɯl dzriw MC: pi ɖʐɨu 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPiintensitivebe very sad
                      愁悒  chóu yì OC: dzriw qrɯb MC: ɖʐɨu ʔip 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPibe very sad
                      愁悴  chóu cuì OC: dzriw sɡuds MC: ɖʐɨu dzi 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPibe sad, be disgruntled
                      愁悶  chóu mèn OC: dzriw mɯɯns MC: ɖʐɨu muo̝n 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPibe depressed
                      愁惱  chóu nǎo OC: dzriw nuuʔ MC: ɖʐɨu nɑu 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPibe unhappy
                      愁憒  chóu kuì OC: dzriw kluuds MC: ɖʐɨu kuo̝i 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPibe sad to the point of being all confused
                      憂悲  yōu bēi OC: qu prɯl MC: ʔɨu pi 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • VP[adN]nonreferentialthe afflicted
                      憯怛  cǎn dá OC: skhɯɯmʔ taad MC: tshəm tɑt 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPibe very sad
                      懇惻  kěn cè OC: khɯɯnʔ skhrɯɡ MC: khən ʈʂhɨk 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPibe very sad HYDCD: 悲切;凄切。
                      酸切  suān qiē, qiè OC: sqloon snʰiid MC: sʷɑn tshet 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPivery sad 悲切;凄切。
                        sī OC: snɯ MC: sɨ 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • vimournful
                      憔悴  qiáo cuì MC: dzjew dzwijH OC: dzew sɡudsCH 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPibe despondentCH
                      愁苦  chóu kǔ MC: dzrjuw khuX OC: dzriw khaaʔCH 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • NPabbitter grief and sadnessCH
                        jiāo MC: tsjak OC: tsewɡCH 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • vi-P=憔 show acute sadnessCH
                      隱隱  yǐn yǐn MC: 'j+nX 'j+nX OC: qɯnʔ qɯnʔLZ 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • vi.redvery sadLZ
                      蹙然  cù rán MC: tsjuwk nyen OC: sklɯwɡ njenLZ 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPadVsadly, anxiouslyLZ
                      忽忽  hū hū MC: xwot xwot OC: hmɯɯd hmɯɯdDS 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPibe very sad; be depressedDS
                      悲苦  bēi kǔ MC: pij khuX OC: prɯl khaaʔDS 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPpostadVtragically, very sadlyDS
                      不慊  bù qiè MC: pjut zyik OC: pɯʔ --CH 1 Attribution
                        Syntactic words
                      • NPabdissatisfaction, ill feeling; discontentCH
                        chà OC: phrlaaɡs MC: ʈhɣɛ 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • vibe disappointed; forlorn
                        láo OC: raaw MC: lɑu 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • vi.redbe troubled in one's heart
                        yù OC: ɢʷrɯɡ MC: ɦɨk 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                        diào OC: teewɡs MC: teu 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • vifeel grieved by
                        tún OC: duun MC: duo̝n 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • vifeel gloomy and confused
                        Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions

                      yóu

                        Syntactic words
                      • virare and poetic: sad and dejected
                        tōng OC: lʰooŋ MC: thuŋ 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • vibe sad
                      惝戃  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC:
                        tǎng OC: thaaŋʔ MC: thɑŋ 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • vidisheartened
                        chóu OC: hɯw MC: ʈhɨu 0 Attributions

                        Word relations
                      • Assoc: 悵/ANGUISH Chàng 悵 (ant. xīn rán 欣然 "be pleased with oneself") is poetic and intensely personal without being directed at any particular person, and involves a strong element of despondency. [INTENSE], [LASTING], [POETIC]; [[RARE]]

                        Syntactic words
                      • vi.redpoeticbe sad, melancholic, be full of regrets
                        lì OC: rɯɯds MC: lei
                        lì OC: rɯɯds MC: lei 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • viCC, very rare: sad and disconsolate
                        cè OC: skhrɯɡ MC: ʈʂhɨk 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • vifeel hurt and sad, feel pangs of sadness
                        qiǎo OC: tshewʔ MC: tshiɛu 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • vichangesuddenly turn melancholic
                        qióng OC: ɡʷleŋ MC: giɛŋ 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • viSHI 192, rare and poetic: feel sad and isolated
                        chuàng OC: skhraŋs MC: ʈʂhi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions

                        Word relations
                      • Assoc: 悽/SAD Qī 悽 (ant. lè 樂 "feel acute profound joy") refers to acute profound unhappiness.

                        Syntactic words
                      • vipoetic: sad and distressed
                        liáo OC: ɡ-rɯɯw MC: leu 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • virare, poetic: worried, sad and pensive
                        Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions

                        Syntactic words
                      • vidisappointed
                      • vi-Pbe disappointed
                        qín OC: ɡlɯn MC: gɨn 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • vibe saddened
                        chóu OC: du MC: ɖɨu 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • vtoNrare: be restlessly sad
                        mǐn OC: mrɯŋʔ MC: min 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • vi?? hapax legomenon??
                        jǔ OC: sɡaʔ MC: dzi̯ɤ 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • vidisheartened
                        yǎng OC: laŋʔ MC: ji̯ɐŋ
                        yǎng OC: k-laŋʔ MC: ji̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • vibe in a melancholic state
                        mèi OC: mɯɯs MC: muo̝i 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • vihapax legomenon: sad
                        shǔ OC: qhjaʔ MC: ɕi̯ɤ 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • videjected and sad
                      不快  bù kuài OC: pɯʔ khʷraads MC: pi̯ut khɣɛi 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPilitotesbe sad
                      侘傺  chà chì OC: phrlaaɡs khrleds MC: ʈhɣɛ ʈhiɛi 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPidesperate
                        kǒng OC: khooŋʔ MC: khuŋ 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPipoeticurgent > be troubled, afflicted, sad ?hapax legomenon?
                      坎廩  kǎn lǐn OC: khoomʔ b-rɯmʔ MC: khəm lim 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPistativerare and poetic, CC: disappointed and depressed
                      廓落  kuò luò OC: khʷaaɡ ɡ-raaɡ MC: khɑk lɑk 0 Attributions
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                      • VPistativerare, poetic: be in a desolate mental state
                      怫鬱  fú yù OC: bɯd qud MC: bi̯ut ʔi̯ut 0 Attributions
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                      • VPistativepoetic, CC: feel gloomy and utterly depressed
                      怮然  yōu rán OC: qriw njen MC: ʔi̯u ȵiɛn 0 Attributions
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                      • viSHU, xinshu, rare: sad and worried
                      悢悢  liàng liàng OC: ɡ-raŋs ɡ-raŋs MC: li̯ɐŋ li̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
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                      • vi.redhapax legomenon: sad
                      慇慇  yīn yīn OC: qɯn qɯn MC: ʔɨn ʔɨn 0 Attributions
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                      • vadNSHI 257, rare and poetic sad and despondent
                      • viSHI 257, rare and poetic be sad and despondent
                      愴怳  chuǎng huǎng OC: skhraŋʔ qhʷaŋʔ MC: ʈʂhi̯ɐŋ hi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
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                      • VPistativedistraught
                      憭慄  liáo lì OC: ɡ-reew b-riɡ MC: leu lit
                      憀慄  liáo lì OC: ɡ-rɯɯw b-riɡ MC: leu lit 0 Attributions
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                      • VPistativepoetic: sad
                      憯悽  cǎn qī OC: skhɯɯmʔ shiil MC: tshəm tshei
                      慘悽  cǎn qī OC: tshuumʔ shiil MC: tshəm tshei 0 Attributions
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                      • VPistativecurrent in CC: disheartened
                      慘然  cǎn rán OC: tshuumʔ njen MC: tshəm ȵiɛn 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPadVdespondently, sadly
                      懭悢  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions

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                        Syntactic words
                      • VPistativerare, CC: despondent
                      摧藏  cuī cáng OC: sɡluul sɡaaŋ MC: dzuo̝i dzɑŋ 0 Attributions
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                      • VPadVheart-breakingly (DCD 6.838)
                      • VPibe distraught; be heart-broken
                      自憐  zì lián OC: sblids riin MC: dzi len 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPistativefeel sorry for oneself
                      蕭瑟  xiāo sè OC: sɯɯw sbriɡ MC: seu ʂɪt 0 Attributions
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                      • VPistativewan and drear
                        Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPi0how sad!CH
                        Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 Attributions
                        Syntactic words
                      • VPibe despondentCH

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