"鬱鬱不得志" meaning in Chinese

See 鬱鬱不得志 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /wɐt̚⁵ wɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ t͡siː³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/, /wɐt̚⁵ wɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ t͡siː³³/ Chinese transliterations: yùyùbùdézhì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄩˋ ㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wat¹ wat¹ bat¹ dak¹ zi³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yùyùbùdézhì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yùyùbùdéjhìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yü⁴-yü⁴-pu⁴-tê²-chih⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yù-yù-bù-dé-jr̀ [Mandarin, Yale], yuhyuhbuderjyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], юйюйбудэчжи [Mandarin, Palladius], jujjujbudɛčži [Mandarin, Palladius], wāt wāt bāt dāk ji [Cantonese, Yale], wat⁷ wat⁷ bat⁷ dak⁷ dzi³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], wed¹ wed¹ bed¹ deg¹ ji³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 郁郁不得志
Etymology: From the New Book of Tang Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 鬱鬱不得志
  1. to feel depressed because one cannot achieve their ambition Wikipedia link: New Book of Tang Tags: idiomatic
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      "ref": " The New Book of Tang, 1060 CE",
      "roman": "Biàn xìngmíng wéi Liú Zhìyuǎn, jiàoshòu zhūshēng zìgěi, yùyùbùdézhì, āi yín qì xià.",
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      "text": "變姓名為劉智遠,教授諸生自給,鬱鬱不得志,哀吟泣下。",
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      "tags": [
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      "text": "变姓名为刘智远,教授诸生自给,郁郁不得志,哀吟泣下。",
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  "etymology_text": "From the New Book of Tang",
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      "form": "郁郁不得志",
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "ㄩˋ ㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓˋ"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "wat¹ wat¹ bat¹ dak¹ zi³"
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      "zh-pron": "yùyùbùdézhì"
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      "zh-pron": "yùyùbùdéjhìh"
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      "zh-pron": "yü⁴-yü⁴-pu⁴-tê²-chih⁴"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yù-yù-bù-dé-jr̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuhyuhbuderjyh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "юйюйбудэчжи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jujjujbudɛčži"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "wāt wāt bāt dāk ji"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wat⁷ wat⁷ bat⁷ dak⁷ dzi³"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wed¹ wed¹ bed¹ deg¹ ji³"
    },
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      "ipa": "/wɐt̚⁵ wɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ t͡siː³³/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "ipa": "/y⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/wɐt̚⁵ wɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ t͡siː³³/"
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    }
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      "zh-pron": "yùyùbùdézhì"
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄩˋ ㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓˋ"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "wat¹ wat¹ bat¹ dak¹ zi³"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "yùyùbùdézhì"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "yùyùbùdéjhìh"
    },
    {
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      "zh-pron": "yü⁴-yü⁴-pu⁴-tê²-chih⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yù-yù-bù-dé-jr̀"
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuhyuhbuderjyh"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "юйюйбудэчжи"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jujjujbudɛčži"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wāt wāt bāt dāk ji"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wat⁷ wat⁷ bat⁷ dak⁷ dzi³"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "wed¹ wed¹ bed¹ deg¹ ji³"
    },
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      "ipa": "/wɐt̚⁵ wɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ t͡siː³³/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐt̚⁵ wɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ t͡siː³³/"
    }
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