zěn yī gè chóu zì liǎo dé
Traditional: 怎一個愁字了得
怎一个愁字了得 (zěn yī gè chóu zì liǎo dé) is a Chinese word meaning “(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]); how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"?; how can words express such sadness?”.
Meanings
- 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?
Characters in 怎一个愁字了得
Related words
了(completed action marker)了to finish了(of eyes) bright了unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]一one个used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]个(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)个variant of 個|个[ge4]一个a; an; one得to obtain得used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc