愁憂

Chinese

		worry about	worried
trad. (愁憂)		愁	憂
simp. (愁忧)		愁	忧
anagram		憂愁／忧愁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chóuyōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˊ ㄧㄡ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sèu-yù

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chóuyōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˊ ㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chóuyou
    • Wade–Giles: chʻou²-yu¹
    • Yale: chóu-yōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chouriou
    • Palladius: чоую (čouju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sèu-yù
    • Hakka Romanization System: seu^ˇ iu^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: seu² yiu²
    • Sinological IPA: /seu̯¹¹ i̯u¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sèu-yù
    • Hakka Romanization System: seu^ˇ (r)iu^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: seu² yiu²
    • Sinological IPA: /seu̯¹¹ (j)i̯u¹¹/

Noun

愁憂

1. (obsolete) Synonym of 憂愁／忧愁 (yōuchóu)

   次欲伐父王本國，王大愁憂，小夫人問：何故愁憂？ [Literary Chinese, trad.]
   次欲伐父王本国，王大愁忧，小夫人问：何故愁忧？ [Literary Chinese, simp.]

   From: Li Daoyuan, Commentary on the Water Classic, 386-534 CE

   Cì yù fá fùwáng běn guó, wáng dà chóuyōu, xiǎofūrén wèn: hégù chóuyōu? [Pinyin]

   Next, [the son] wished to conquer the original country of his father, and the king was extremely worried. His second wife asked [him]: "Why are you worried?"