堪憂

堪忧
kānyōu
  1. worrying
  2. bleak

CEDICT

worrying; concerning

Wiktionary

足以令人憂愁、煩心。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 堪 kān
  1. (bound form) may; can
  2. (bound form) to endure; to bear
  3. (in 堪輿 kānyú) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿 yú)
2 憂 yōu
  1. to worry
  2. to concern oneself with
  3. worried
  4. anxiety
  5. sorrow
  6. (literary) to observe mourning

Related entries

憂灼 yōuzhuó worrying
蕭索 xiāosuǒ
  1. bleak
  2. desolate
  3. melancholy
蒼涼 cāngliáng
  1. desolate
  2. bleak
蕭瑟 xiāosè
  1. to rustle in the air
  2. to rustle
  3. to sough
  4. bleak
  5. desolate
  6. chilly
黲 cǎn
  1. dark
  2. dim
  3. gloomy
  4. bleak
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