多 愁 善 感

duō chóu shàn gǎndictionary entry

(idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy

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Original source entry:

多愁善感多愁善感 [duo1 chou2 shan4 gan3] /(idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy/

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多
duō
many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]) / (bound form) multi- / poly-
愁
chóu
to worry about
善
shàn
good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect
感
gǎn
to feel / to move / to touch / to affect / feeling / emotion / (suffix) sense of ~

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