惆悵

See also: 惆怅

Chinese

		forlorn; vexed; disappointed	regretful; upset; despair regretful; upset; despair; depressed
trad. (惆悵)		惆	悵
simp. (惆怅)		惆	怅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chóuchàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˊ ㄔㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau⁴ coeng³, cau⁴ zoeng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chóuchàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˊ ㄔㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chóuchàng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻou²-chʻang⁴
    • Yale: chóu-chàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chourchanq
    • Palladius: чоучан (čoučan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau⁴ coeng³, cau⁴ zoeng³
    • Yale: chàuh cheung, chàuh jeung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau⁴ tsoeng³, tsau⁴ dzoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo⁴ cêng³, ceo⁴ zêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ³³/, /t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ³³/

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• Middle Chinese: trhjuw trhjangH

Rime
Character	惆	悵
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	徹 (10)	徹 (10)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	丑鳩切	丑亮切
Baxter	trhjuw	trhjangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈʰɨu/	/ʈʰɨɐŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈʰiu/	/ʈʰiɐŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶʰiəu/	/ȶʰiɑŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈʰuw/	/ʈʰɨaŋH/
Li Rong	/ȶʰiu/	/ȶʰiaŋH/
Wang Li	/ȶʰĭəu/	/ȶʰĭaŋH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȶʰi̯ə̯u/	/ȶʰi̯aŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chōu	chàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cau1	coeng3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*tʰɯw  tʰaŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	惆	悵
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	17525	1274
Phonetic component	周	長
Rime group	幽	陽
Rime subdivision	2	0
Corresponding MC rime	抽	悵
Old Chinese	/*tʰɯw/	/*tʰaŋs/

Adjective

惆悵

1. melancholy; disconsolate

   • 既自以心為形役，奚惆悵而獨悲？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     既自以心为形役，奚惆怅而独悲？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 405, Tao Yuanming, 歸去來辭並序

     Jì zì yǐ xīn wéi xíng yì, xī chóuchàng ér dú bēi? [Pinyin]

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   • 一語表衷懷衷情，殊感歎眼底檀郎你腰瘦減，為誰惆悵望江南。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     一语表衷怀衷情，殊感叹眼底檀郎你腰瘦减，为谁惆怅望江南。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1962, 鳳閣恩仇未了情 (Cantonese opera)

     jat¹ jyu⁵ biu² cung¹ waai⁴ cung¹ cing⁴, syu⁴ gam² taan³ ngaan⁵ dai² taan⁴ long⁴ nei⁵ jiu¹ sau³ gaam², wai⁶ seoi⁴ cau⁴ zoeng³ mong⁶ gong¹ naam⁴. [Jyutping]

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