鬱鬱蔥蔥

See also: 郁郁葱葱

Chinese

		lush; luxuriant; depressed lush; luxuriant; depressed; melancholic	luxuriantly green; verdant and thick
trad. (鬱鬱蔥蔥/郁郁蔥蔥)		鬱鬱/郁郁	蔥蔥
simp. (郁郁葱葱)		郁郁	葱葱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùyùcōngcōng

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄩˋ ㄘㄨㄥㄘㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wat¹ wat¹ cung¹ cung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yùyùcōngcōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄩˋ ㄘㄨㄥㄘㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yùyùcongcong
  - Wade–Giles: yü⁴-yü⁴-tsʻung¹-tsʻung¹
  - Yale: yù-yù-tsūng-tsūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhyuhtsongtsong
  - Palladius: юйюйцунцун (jujjujcuncun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wat¹ wat¹ cung¹ cung¹
  - Yale: wāt wāt chūng chūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wat⁷ wat⁷ tsung¹ tsung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wed¹ wed¹ cung¹ cung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐt̚⁵ wɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

鬱鬱蔥蔥

lush and green; verdant
- 自古帝王州，鬱鬱蔥蔥佳氣浮。 [Ci, trad.]
  自古帝王州，郁郁葱葱佳气浮。 [Ci, simp.]
  From: c. 1064, Wang Anshi,《南鄉子》, translated by Xu Yuanchong
  Zìgǔ dìwáng zhōu, yùyùcōngcōng jiāqì fú. [Pinyin]
  The capital was ruled by Kings since days gone by.
  There rich green and lush gloom breathe a majestic sigh.
- 戰士指看南粵，更加鬱鬱蔥蔥。 [Ci, trad.]
  战士指看南粤，更加郁郁葱葱。 [Ci, simp.]
  From: 1934 July, first published in 1957, Mao Tse-tung,《清平樂·會昌》
  Zhànshì zhǐ kàn nányuè, gèngjiā yùyùcōngcōng. [Pinyin]
  Our warriors aim south toward Kwangtung,
  Looming lusher and greener in the distance.

Synonyms

鬱鬱蒼蒼／郁郁苍苍 (yùyùcāngcāng)