郁郁寡欢 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• depressed; cheerless

Character by character

• 郁yùmelancholy; dense growth
• 郁yùmelancholy; dense growth
• 寡guǎwidowed; friendless, alone
• 欢huānhappy, glad, joyful

Idioms sharing a character

• 抑郁不平 yì yù bù píng
• 郁郁不乐 yù yù bù lè
• 郁郁葱葱 yù yù cōng cōng
• 刻薄寡恩 kè bó guǎ ēn
• 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén
• 寡不敌众 guǎ bù dí zhòng
• 寡二少双 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng
• 曲高和寡 qǔ gāo hè guǎ
• 木讷寡言 mù nè guǎ yán
• 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán

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