depressed
In Chinese, the Pinyin is Qi ǎ or á NW ú L è, which means to be sad and serious on the face and unhappy in the heart. It comes from Xunzi, self cultivation.
Notes on Idioms
Min ran: sad look.
The origin of Idioms
Xunzi's self cultivation: "when you see something bad, you must introspect yourself."
Chinese PinYin : qiǎo rán wú lè
depressed
restrict sb . 's activities to a designated area or sphere. huà dì wéi yù
be sated with food and lead an idle life. bǎo shí zhōng rì