死灰槁木 — “Like cold ashes and dead wood”
死灰槁木 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Like cold ashes and dead wood”. Utterly spiritless, lifeless, or indifferent to worldly affairs; apathetic. Literally, “cold ashes and withered wood”.
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死灰槁木 Pronunciation and Pinyin
死灰槁木 Character Breakdown
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他经历了一次失败后，整个人变得死灰槁木，对什么事情都提不起兴趣。
After experiencing a significant setback, he became utterly lifeless and indifferent, showing no interest in anything.
Idioms Related to 死灰槁木
Synonyms of 死灰槁木
More idioms starting with 死
- sǐ死bù不huí回tóu头stubbornly refuse to change
- sǐ死bù不kāi开kǒu口refuse to speak or reveal information
- sǐ死bù不huǐ悔gǎi改stubbornly refuse to repent
- sǐ死bù不gǎi改huǐ悔unrepentant until death
- sǐ死bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵Advance with unwavering resolve unto death
- sǐ死bù不sǐ死，，huó活bù不huó活caught in an agonizing dilemma
- sǐ死bù不gān甘xīn心unwilling to accept defeat until death
- sǐ死bù不míng瞑mù目die with everlasting regret
- sǐ死bù不yào要liǎn脸utterly shameless
- sǐ死bù不zú足xī惜death not worth regretting
- sǐ死bù不bì闭mù目die with unfulfilled wishes
- sǐ死qiě且bù不xiǔ朽to be remembered forever
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What does 死灰槁木 mean?
死灰槁木 (sǐ huī gǎo mù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Like cold ashes and dead wood”.
How do you pronounce 死灰槁木?
死灰槁木 is pronounced sǐ huī gǎo mù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 死灰槁木 literally mean?
Literally, 死灰槁木 means “cold ashes and withered wood”. It is used to mean “Like cold ashes and dead wood”.
What is the Chinese definition of 死灰槁木?
冷了的灰烬，枯槁的树木。比喻毫无生气或意志消沉，对世事无动于衷。