âu sầu
Pronunciation
Northern
/əw˧˧ sə̤w˨˩/
Central
/əw˧˥ ʂəw˧˧/
Southern
/əw˧˧ ʂəw˨˩/
sorrowful
Adjective
sorrowful
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
sorrowful
Feeling very sad or unhappy for a long time because of something bad that has happened.
vi Khuôn mặt cô ấy trông rất âu sầu sau khi nghe tin buồn.
en Her face looked very sorrowful after hearing the bad news.
Parts
âu / sầu / 憂愁
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Parts
âu / sầu / 憂愁
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
憂愁
Candidates by syllable
âu
歐
sầu
愁（𣜷）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
đớn đau / sad
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Similar
đớn đau / sad
Use
lo âu / kim âu / quần âu / âu dương …
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Use
lo âu / kim âu / quần âu / âu dương …