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愁雲慘霧

sau4 wan4 caam2 mou6

chou2 yun2 can3 wu4

gloom; melancholy

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

愁雲慘霧

This word was added by bybell on 2nd Jul 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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愁 sau4 chou2 cao2 - melancholy; woe
雲 wan4 yun2 - cloud
慘 caam2 cen3 can4 can3 - [1] sad; sorrowful; miserable; tragic [2] crue
霧 mou6 wu4 meng2 meng4 - fog; mist; vapor

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