怎一個愁字了得

zam2 jat1 go3 sau4 zi6 liu5 dak1

(last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[Sheng1 sheng1 Man4]{sing1 sing1 maan6} by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[Li3 Qing1 zhao4]{lei5 cing1 ziu3}) · how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"? · how can words express such sadness?

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Meanings

  1. (last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[Sheng1 sheng1 Man4]{sing1 sing1 maan6} by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[Li3 Qing1 zhao4]{lei5 cing1 ziu3})
  2. how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"?
  3. how can words express such sadness?

Written Forms

怎一個愁字了得Traditional · Main Form
怎一个愁字了得Alternate Form

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