枯木死灰 — “Lifeless as a withered tree and cold as dead ashes”
枯木死灰 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Lifeless as a withered tree and cold as dead ashes”. Utterly apathetic or despondent; in a state of complete emotional numbness or despair. Literally, “withered wood and cold ashes”.
枯木死灰 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 枯
- kū枯tǐ体huī灰xīn心utterly dejected and disheartened
- kū枯xíng形huī灰xīn心utterly dejected and disheartened
- kū枯mù木zài再shēng生to revive like a withered tree
- kū枯mù木fā发róng荣withered tree regains vitality
- kū枯mù木xiǔ朽zhū株useless old person or decaying force
- kū枯mù木shēng生huā花revive from a hopeless state
- kū枯mù木féng逢chūn春to revive after decline
- kū枯běn本jié竭yuán源damage the foundation or basis
- kū枯xiǔ朽zhī之yú余one's remaining withered and decayed years
- kū枯yáng杨zhī之tí稊old man marries young wife
- kū枯yáng杨shēng生huá华old woman's brief good fortune
- kū枯yáng杨shēng生tí稊old man's late-life rejuvenation
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What does 枯木死灰 mean?
枯木死灰 (kū mù sǐ huī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Lifeless as a withered tree and cold as dead ashes”.
How do you pronounce 枯木死灰?
枯木死灰 is pronounced kū mù sǐ huī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枯木死灰 literally mean?
Literally, 枯木死灰 means “withered wood and cold ashes”. It is used to mean “Lifeless as a withered tree and cold as dead ashes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枯木死灰?
死灰：燃烧后余下的冷灰。身如枯木，心如死灰。比喻极其消极悲观。