幽鬱

Chinese

		quiet; secluded	dense (growth); melancholy
trad. (幽鬱)		幽	鬱
simp. (幽郁)		幽	郁

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yōuyù

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau¹ wat¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ieu-ioq₇; ¹ieu-iuq₇

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yōuyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: youyù
  - Wade–Giles: yu¹-yü⁴
  - Yale: yōu-yù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iouyuh
  - Palladius: ююй (jujuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯⁵⁵ y⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    優裕／优裕
    優遇／优遇
    憂鬱／忧郁
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau¹ wat¹
  - Yale: yāu wāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau¹ wat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo¹ wed¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ wɐt̚⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹ieu-ioq₇; ¹ieu-iuq₇
  - MiniDict: ieu^平 ioh^入; ieu^平 iuih^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ieu-ioq₄; ¹ieu-yq₄
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /iɤ⁵⁵ ioʔ²¹/, /iɤ⁵⁵ yɪʔ²¹/

Noun

幽鬱

(archaic) sad; depressed; melancholic; dejected
(archaic) luxuriant; exuberant; lush

Synonyms

(depressed):

低沉 (dīchén)
低落 (dīluò)
冷館／冷馆 (Xiamen Hokkien)
喪氣／丧气
壓抑／压抑 (yāyì)
失望 (shīwàng)
失落 (shīluò)
寡歡／寡欢 (guǎhuān)
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)
沉抑 (chényì)
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)
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 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)

(luxuriant):

繁茂 (fánmào)
肥美 (féiměi)
芊綿／芊绵 (qiānmián) (literary, of vegetation)
茂 (literary, or in compounds)
茂盛 (màoshèng)
萋萋 (qīqī) (literary)
菶菶 (běngběng) (literary)
葳蕤 (wēiruí) (literary)
豐茂／丰茂 (fēngmào)
趒 (Hokkien)
軫軫／轸轸 (zhěnzhěn) (literary)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
幽	鬱
ゆう Grade: S	うつ Grade: S
kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 幽鬱 – see the following entry.

【憂鬱ゆううつ】

[adjective] depressed, gloomy, melancholic

[adjective] (of vegetation) thick, dense

[noun] depression, dejection, gloom, melancholy

Alternative spellings
憂うつ, 悒鬱

(This term, 幽鬱, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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