cǎi​xīn​zhī​yōu

slight illness

  • created sense approved 采薪之忧/採薪之憂 · cǎi​xīn​zhī​yōu · slight illness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    采薪之忧 / 採薪之憂

    cǎi​xīn​zhī​yōu

    slight illness

    A polite, self-deprecating way to refer to one's own minor illness or physical indisposition, often used as an excuse for not attending a meeting

    采 (literal) → 采 · cǎi · to pick 薪 (literal) → 薪 · xīn · firewood 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 忧 (literal) → 忧/憂 · yōu · illness

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 采薪之忧/採薪之憂 · cǎi​xīn​zhī​yōu · burdened — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    采薪之忧 / 採薪之憂

    cǎi​xīn​zhī​yōu

    burdened

    A figurative way to express being overwhelmed by a task or unable to bear the burden of a responsibility

    采 (literal) → 采 · cǎi · to pick 薪 (literal) → 薪 · xīn · firewood 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 忧 (literal) → 忧/憂 · yōu · worry

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense