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憂愁

憂愁

See also: 忧愁

Chinese

		worried	worry about
trad. (憂愁)		憂	愁
simp. (忧愁)		忧	愁

Adjective

憂愁

sad; worried; depressed

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yōuchóu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡㄔㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau¹ sau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yù-sèu
Min Nan (POJ): iu-chhiû / iu-chhô͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yōuchóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡㄔㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iouchour
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau¹ sau⁴
  - Yale: yāu sàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau¹ sau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-sèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: iuˇ seuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yiu² seu²
  - IPA: /i̯u¹¹ se̯u¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-sèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iuˇ seuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yiu² seu²
  - IPA: /(j)i̯u¹¹ se̯u¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iu-chhiû
  - Tâi-lô: iu-tshiû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iuchiuu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iu³³ t͡ɕʰiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiu²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iu-chhô͘
  - Tâi-lô: iu-tshôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iuzhoo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɔ¹³/