kùn​zuò​chóu​chéng

trapped in grief

  1. to be stranded
    To be trapped, surrounded, or stranded in a difficult situation; to be hard-pressed or hemmed in.
  2. to sit
    to sit; to take a seat; to rest one's weight on one's buttocks
  3. realm of sorrow
    (literary) a place or state of deep sadness and misery; usually used in the phrase 困坐愁城 kùn​zuò​chóu​chéng meaning to be trapped in grief