幽怨 (yōu yuàn) — deep, pent-up sorrow or resentment (often with a plaintive, literary quality)
Definition
幽怨 (yōu yuàn) is a literary, melancholic sadness — sorrow that has been quietly held inside, often with a plaintive or wistful tone, as in poetry or songs. It is more inward and aesthetic than ordinary 悲伤 or 难过.
noun
deeppent-up sorrow or resentment (often with a plaintive, literary quality)
Examples
- 幽怨。Tā de yǎn shén lǐ chōng mǎn le yōu yuàn.Her eyes were full of pent-up sorrow.
- 幽怨。Zhè shǒu shī biǎo dá le cí rén nèi xīn shēn chù de yōu yuàn.This poem expresses the poet's deepest melancholy.
- 幽怨，。Tā chàng le yì shǒu yōu yuàn de gē, ràng rén tīng hòu jiǔ jiǔ bù néng píng jìng.She sang a song full of plaintive sorrow that left people unsettled for a long time.
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