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Jyutping caam2 daam6
Pinyin cǎn dàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. variant of 慘淡|惨淡[can3 dan4]
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这些日子,家中光景很是惨澹,一半为了丧事,一半为了父亲赋闲。
    這些日子,家中光景很是慘澹,一半為了喪事,一半為了父親賦閒。
    zhè xiē rì zi , jiā zhōng guāng jǐng hěn shì cǎn dàn , yī bàn wèi le sāng shì , yī bàn wèi le fù qīn fù xián .
    • These days our family is in reduced circumstances, due partly to the funeral expenses and partly to father's unemployment.