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This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「愁雲慘淡」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Dismal: bleak. Originally it meant that the sky was dark and gloomy due to the gloomy clouds. It is also used to describe a scene or atmosphere that makes people feel sad or depressed.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chóu yún cǎn dàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sau4 wan4 chaam2 daam6

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