望断 (望斷) wàngduàn

  1. wàngduàn verb to obsess
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, in a version of the traditional poem 蝶恋花 “Butterly and Flowers” by Su Shi, 望斷高唐路 'I obsess over the return path from Gaotang Terrace' (Guoyu '望斷'; tr. Wang 2019, pp. 4-5)
  2. wàngduàn verb to go out of sight; to disappear [in the distance]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '望斷')

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