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郁郁不乐

yù yù bù lèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
discontented (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8228265d58c06b43. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鬱鬱不樂 郁郁不乐 [yu4 yu4 bu4 le4] /discontented (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 鬱鬱不樂

  • 郁
    yù

    (bound form) strongly fragrant / (bound form) (of vegetation) lush / luxuriant / (bound form) melancholy / depressed

    Yù

    surname Yu

  • 郁
    yù

    (bound form) strongly fragrant / (bound form) (of vegetation) lush / luxuriant / (bound form) melancholy / depressed

    Yù

    surname Yu

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 乐
    lào

    used in place names

    lè

    happy / cheerful / to laugh

    yuè

    music

    Lè

    surname Le

    Yuè

    surname Yue

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.