灰心喪氣

Chinese

		to lose heart; to despair; to be discouraged to lose heart; to despair; to be discouraged; in despair; discouraged; dejected	to feel disheartened; to lose heart; to become crestfallen to feel disheartened; to lose heart; to become crestfallen; disheartened; dejected; dispirited
trad. (灰心喪氣)		灰心	喪氣
simp. (灰心丧气)		灰心	丧气

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huīxīnsàngqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fui¹ sam¹ song³ hei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huīxīnsàngqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hueisinsàngcì
    • Wade–Giles: hui¹-hsin¹-sang⁴-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: hwēi-syīn-sàng-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hueishinsanqchih
    • Palladius: хуэйсиньсанци (xuejsinʹsanci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fui¹ sam¹ song³ hei³
    • Yale: fūi sām song hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fui¹ sam¹ song³ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: fui¹ sem¹ song³ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuːi̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ sɔːŋ³³ hei̯³³/

Idiom

灰心喪氣

1. disheartened; discouraged; downhearted; downcast; in despair

Synonyms

• 低沉 (dīchén)
• 低落 (dīluò)
• 喪氣／丧气
• 壓抑／压抑 (yāyì)
• 失望 (shīwàng)
• 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)
• 慘沮／惨沮 (cǎnjǔ) (literary)
• 憂鬱／忧郁 (yōuyù)
• 憋悶／憋闷
• 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 (huī) (literary, or in compounds)
• 灰心 (huīxīn)
• 煩悶／烦闷 (fánmèn)
• 神傷／神伤 (shénshāng) (literary)
• 索寞 (suǒmò) (literary or Eastern Min)
• 苦悶／苦闷 (kǔmèn)
• 萎靡
• 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)
• 齪嘈／龊嘈 (Hokkien)