怎一个愁字了得

Traditional: 怎一個愁字了得

zěn yī gè chóu zì liǎo dé

Dictionary entry

(last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[Sheng1 sheng1 Man4] by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[Li3 Qing1 zhao4])

What does 怎一个愁字了得 mean?

怎一个愁字了得 (zěn yī gè chóu zì liǎo dé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[Sheng1 sheng1 Man4] by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[Li3 Qing1 zhao4])

2how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"?

3how can words express such sadness?

Character breakdown

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怎zěnhow 一yīone · single 个gěused in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]愁chóuto worry about 字zìletter · symbol 了le(completed action marker) · (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)得déto obtain · to get

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怎一个愁字了得

zěn yī gè chóu zì liǎo dé

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