yǐn yōudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
secret concern / private worry
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Original source entry:

隱憂 隐忧 [yin3 you1] /secret concern/private worry/

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Other forms in these source records: 隱憂

  • 隐
    yǐn

    (bound form) secret / hidden / concealed / crypto-

    yìn

    to lean upon

  • 忧
    yōu

    to worry / to concern oneself with / worried / anxiety / sorrow / (literary) to observe mourning

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