Table 1 Examples of emotion ontology vocabulary.

From: Online public opinion during the first epidemic wave of COVID-19 in China based on Weibo data

Id

Main category

Category

Example

1

happiness (乐)

happy (快乐)

joyful (喜悦), hilarity (欢喜)

2

peace of mind (安心)

relieved (宽心), have a clear conscience (问心无愧)

3

like (好)

respect (尊敬)

respectful (恭敬), respect and love (敬爱)

4

praise (赞扬)

handsome (英俊), superior (优秀)

5

believe (相信)

confide (信任), trust (信赖)

6

like (喜爱)

admire (倾慕), love (热爱)

7

wish (祝愿)

desire/longing (渴望), bless (保佑)

8

anger (怒)

rage (愤怒)

furious (气愤), irritated (恼火)

9

sadness (哀)

sad (悲伤)

down (忧伤), sorrow (悲苦)

10

disappointed (失望)

pity (憾事), despair (绝望)

11

guilty (疚)

ashamed (惭愧), confess (忏悔)

12

miss (思)

miss (思念), lovesickness (相思)

13

fear (惧)

nervous (慌)

panic (慌张), upset (心慌)

14

fear (恐惧)

timid (胆怯), afraid (害怕)

15

shy (羞)

shy (害羞), blush (面红耳赤)

16

disgust (恶)

bored (烦闷)

oppressed (憋闷), fretful (烦躁)

18

censure (贬责)

rigid (呆板), vanity (虚荣)

19

jealousy (妒忌)

envious (眼红), jealous (吃醋)

20

suspect (怀疑)

oversensitive (多心), suspicious (生疑)

21

surprise (惊)

surprised (惊奇)

surprised (惊讶), shocked (大吃一惊)