depressed
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ǎ or á Nb ú L è, which means sad and serious on the face but unhappy in the heart. It comes from Xunzi, self cultivation.
Idiom usage
We are all happy to drink, only Lord Lu is not happy. The 58th chapter of three heroes and five righteousness by Shi Yukun in Qing Dynasty
The origin of Idioms
Xunzi's self cultivation: "when you see something bad, you must introspect yourself."
Chinese PinYin : qiǎo rán bù lè
depressed
The feeling of frost and dew. shuāng lù zhī gǎn
alternate between joy and grief. bēi xǐ jiāo jí
Save the burning and drowning. jiù fén zhěng nì
The thunder is too quick to stop. jí léi bù jí sāi ěr