怎 一 个 愁 字 了 得

zěn yī gè chóu zì liǎo dédictionary entry

(last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[Shēng shēng Màn] by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[Lǐ Qīng zhào]) / how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"? / how can words express such sadness?

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怎一個愁字了得 怎一个愁字了得 [zen3 yi1 ge4 chou2 zi4 liao3 de2] /(last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[Sheng1 sheng1 Man4] by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[Li3 Qing1 zhao4])/how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"?/how can words express such sadness?/

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