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Open the tool →枯体灰心 (kū tǐ huī xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Utterly dejected and disheartened”.
枯体灰心 is pronounced kū tǐ huī xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 枯体灰心 means “Withered body, ash-like heart”. It is used to mean “Utterly dejected and disheartened”.
身体像枯木心如同死灰。形容极端消极。同“枯形灰心”。