郁郁不得志

鬱鬱不得志
yùyùbùdézhì
soured by the loss of one's hopes

CEDICT

to feel depressed because one cannot achieve their ambition

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 郁郁 yùyù
  1. (literary) elegant; refined (of writing, culture, civilization, etc.)
  2. (literary) fragrant; sweet-smelling
  3. elegant; refined (of writing, culture, civilization, etc.)
  4. fragrant; sweet-smelling
=1 郁郁 yùyù
  1. (literary) depressed; melancholic
  2. (literary) lush; luxuriant
  3. depressed; melancholic
  4. lush; luxuriant
=1 郁郁 yùyù
  1. coiled
  2. fragrance
  3. fragrant
2 不得 bùdé
  1. must not
  2. may not
  3. not to be allowed
  4. cannot
=3 志 zhì
  1. aspiration
  2. ambition
  3. the will
=3 志 zhì
  1. sign
  2. mark
  3. to record
  4. to write a footnote