懷憂喪志
huái​yōu​sàng​zhì

to lose one's ambition through grief

  • created sense approved 怀忧丧志/懷憂喪志 · huái​yōu​sàng​zhì · to lose one's ambition through grief — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怀忧丧志 / 懷憂喪志

    huái​yōu​sàng​zhì

    to lose one's ambition through grief

    to be so filled with grief or worry that one loses their will to strive or their ambition for the future

    怀忧 (literal) → 怀忧/懷憂 · huái​yōu · to be worried 丧志 (literal) → 丧志/喪志 · sàng​zhì · to lose one's ambition

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