失望

Chinese

		to lose; to miss; to fail	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
trad. (失望)		失	望
simp. #(失望)		失	望

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shīwàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕ ㄨㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sat¹ mong⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳt-mong
• Min Nan (POJ): sit-bōng / sit-bāng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shīwàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕ ㄨㄤˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shywanq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shihwàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sat¹ mong⁶
    • Yale: sāt mohng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sat⁷ mong⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sed¹ mong⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐt̚⁵ mɔːŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳt-mong
    • Hakka Romanization System: siid` mong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sid⁵ mong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨt̚² moŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sit-bōng
    • Tâi-lô: sit-bōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sitbong
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ɕit̚³²⁻⁴ bɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕit̚⁵⁻²⁴ bɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕit̚³²⁻⁵ bɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕit̚³²⁻⁴ bɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sit-bāng
    • Tâi-lô: sit-bāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sitbang
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ɕit̚³²⁻⁴ baŋ³³/

Verb

失望

1. to lose hope; to be disappointed

   你一定不會失望的。 [MSC, trad.]
   你一定不会失望的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ yīdìng bùhuì shīwàng de. [Pinyin]

   You certainly won't be disappointed.

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 失望

• 喪氣／丧气 (sàngqì)
• 嘔興／呕兴 (Min Nan)
• 慼心／戚心 (“chheh-sim”) (Min Nan)
• 掃興／扫兴 (sǎoxìng)
• 敗興／败兴 (bàixìng)
• 死空 (Min Nan)
• 死窟 (Min Nan)
• 死蕩蕩／死荡荡 (Min Nan)

• 氣餒／气馁 (qìněi)
• 洩勁／泄劲 (xièjìn)
• 洩氣／泄气 (xièqì)
• 灰心 (huīxīn)
• 無望／无望 (wúwàng)
• 絕／绝 (jué) (literary, or in compounds)
• 絕望／绝望 (juéwàng)

Adjective

失望

1. disappointed

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 失望

• 低沉 (dīchén)
• 低落 (dīluò)
• 喪氣／丧气 (sàngqì)
• 壓抑／压抑 (yāyì)
• 失落 (shīluò)
• 寡歡／寡欢 (guǎhuān)
• 幽鬱／幽郁 (yōuyù) (archaic)
• 悒鬱／悒郁 (yìyù) (literary)
• 悒鬱寡歡／悒郁寡欢 (yìyùguǎhuān)
• 愁悶／愁闷 (chóumèn)
• 憂悶／忧闷 (yōumèn)
• 憂鬱／忧郁 (yōuyù)
• 憋悶／憋闷 (biēmen)
• 懊喪／懊丧 (àosàng)
• 抑鬱／抑郁 (yìyù)
• 沉悶／沉闷 (chénmèn)
• 沉鬱／沉郁 (chényù) (literary)
• 沮喪／沮丧 (jǔsàng)
• 消極／消极 (xiāojí)

• 消沉 (xiāochén)
• 灰心 (huīxīn)
• 灰心喪氣／灰心丧气 (huīxīnsàngqì)
• 煩悶／烦闷 (fánmèn)
• 神傷／神伤 (shénshāng) (literary)
• 索寞 (suǒmò) (literary or Min Dong)
• 苦悶／苦闷 (kǔmèn)
• 萎靡 (wěimǐ)
• 陰暗／阴暗 (yīn'àn)
• 陰沉／阴沉 (yīnchén)
• 頹唐／颓唐 (tuítáng)
• 頹喪／颓丧 (tuísàng)
• 頹廢／颓废 (tuífèi)
• 鬱悶／郁闷 (yùmèn)
• 鬱鬱／郁郁 (yùyù) (literary)
• 鬱鬱不樂／郁郁不乐 (yùyùbùlè)
• 鬱鬱寡歡／郁郁寡欢 (yùyùguǎhuān)
• 鬱鬱寡歡／郁郁寡欢 (yùyùguǎhuān)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
失	望
しつ Grade: 4	ぼう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• IPA^(key): [ɕit͡sɨᵝbo̞ː]

Noun

失(しつ)望(ぼう) • (shitsubō) 

1. disappointment
2. despair

See also

• 期待外(きたいはず)れ (kitaihazure): disappointment; let-down

Verb

失(しつ)望(ぼう)する • (shitsubō suru) intransitive suru (stem 失(しつ)望(ぼう)し (shitsubō shi), past 失(しつ)望(ぼう)した (shitsubō shita))

1. be disappointed
2. lose hope

   現政権(げんせいけん)には失望(しつぼう)した。

   Genseiken ni wa shitsubō shita.

   The current administration is hopeless.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "失望する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	失望し	しつぼうし	shitsubō shi
Continuative (連用形)	失望し	しつぼうし	shitsubō shi
Terminal (終止形)	失望する	しつぼうする	shitsubō suru
Attributive (連体形)	失望する	しつぼうする	shitsubō suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	失望すれ	しつぼうすれ	shitsubō sure
Imperative (命令形)	失望せよ¹ 失望しろ²	しつぼうせよ¹ しつぼうしろ²	shitsubō seyo¹ shitsubō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	失望される	しつぼうされる	shitsubō sareru
Causative	失望させる 失望さす	しつぼうさせる しつぼうさす	shitsubō saseru shitsubō sasu
Potential	失望できる	しつぼうできる	shitsubō dekiru
Volitional	失望しよう	しつぼうしよう	shitsubō shiyō
Negative	失望しない	しつぼうしない	shitsubō shinai
Negative continuative	失望せず	しつぼうせず	shitsubō sezu
Formal	失望します	しつぼうします	shitsubō shimasu
Perfective	失望した	しつぼうした	shitsubō shita
Conjunctive	失望して	しつぼうして	shitsubō shite
Hypothetical conditional	失望すれば	しつぼうすれば	shitsubō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
失	望

Noun

失望 • (silmang) (hangeul 실망)

1. Hanja form^? of 실망 (“disappointment; letdown”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
失	望

Noun

失望

1. Hán tự form of thất vọng (“disappointment”).

Adjective

失望

1. Hán tự form of thất vọng (“disappointed”).