The New Dictionary.
Search dictionary
Chinese/Dictionary entry

郁郁寡欢

yù yù guǎ huāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) depressed / cheerless
Sources & editorial notes

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-8b09625058c42b31. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鬱鬱寡歡 郁郁寡欢 [yu4 yu4 gua3 huan1] /(idiom) depressed; cheerless/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

Other forms in these source records: 鬱鬱寡歡

  • 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

  • 寡
    guǎ

    few / scant / widowed

  • 欢
    huān

    joyous / happy / pleased / hubbub / clamor / a breed of horse

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.