粵

憂jau1愁sau4

simp忧愁
jau1 sau4yōu chóu

English

  1. to be worried
  2. sorrowful; sad

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 情緒低落,有好多煩惱

Examples

  • 唔好咁憂愁啦,女朋友走咗咪揾過個囉。

    Don't be sad. You can always find another girlfriend.

  • 好忧愁的一个男人。

    What a sad man!

    Tatoeba · basilhan CC BY

  • 忧愁就像魔鬼:谁不怕它,它就不能伤害谁。

    Worries are like ghosts - those who aren't afraid of them can't suffer at their hands.

    Tatoeba · KerenDeng CC BY

  • 忧愁就像魔鬼一样,它伤害不了不害怕它的人。

    Worries are like ghosts - those who aren't afraid of them can't suffer at their hands.

    Tatoeba · KerenDeng CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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