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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries乡愁
Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiāng chóu
"这首诗表达了诗人对故乡深深的乡愁。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves.
"She felt an overwhelming wave of saudade as she looked at old photographs of her childhood in Lisbon." - 2
The recollection of feelings, experiences, places, or events that once brought excitement, pleasure, or sadness, coupled with the melancholy realization that they will never happen again.
"His music captured the distinct saudade of a generation displaced from their homeland."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Galician-Portuguese word soidade, originating from the Late Latin solitatem (meaning solitude or loneliness). Over centuries, the term evolved within Portuguese culture to encapsulate a profound emotional state of nostalgic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Saudade" is said worldwide
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nostalgie
Transliteration: nos-tal-ʒi
"Il ressentait une profonde nostalgie pour sa jeunesse."
Sehnsucht
Transliteration: zeːnˌzʊxt
"Sie verspürte eine große Sehnsucht nach ihrer Heimat."
nostalgia
Transliteration: no-stal-ˈdʒi-a
"Provava una forte nostalgia per i suoi anni universitari."
morriña
Transliteration: mo-ˈri-ɲa
"Tenía mucha morriña de su tierra natal."
saudade
Transliteration: sawˈdadʒi
"Sinto muita saudade dos meus tempos de criança."
विरह
Transliteration: virah
"उसकी कविताओं में अपने घर से दूर रहने का विरह साफ झलकता है।"
乡愁
Transliteration: xiāng chóu
"这首诗表达了诗人对故乡深深的乡愁。"
그리움
Transliteration: geurium
"그의 눈빛에는 깊은 그리움이 담겨 있었다."
郷愁
Transliteration: kyōshū
"その古いメロディは私に強い郷愁を覚えさせた。"
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