郁郁不得志

Traditional form:

鬱鬱不得志

Pinyin (reading):

yùyùbùdézhì

Definitions:

• soured by the loss of one's hopes

Characters:

• 郁 - melancholy; dense growth
• 郁 - melancholy; dense growth
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write

Traditional characters:

• 鬱 - melancholy; dense growth
• 鬱 - melancholy; dense growth
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write