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憂心如焚 (jau1 sam1 jyu4 fan4) — to be dreadfully worried and anxious in Cantonese

jauˉ¹憂samˉ¹心jyuˎ₄如fanˎ₄焚
简 忧心如焚
Mandarin Pinyin: you1 xin1 ru2 fen2

Meaning of 憂心如焚

nounto be dreadfully worried and anxious

Characters in 憂心如焚

憂jau1
worry about; look worried/troubled
心sam1
Kangxi radical 61
如jyu4
like; as
焚fan4
burn; set fire to

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