灰不溜秋 huībuliūqiū drab grey Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 灰 huī adjective gray the color between black and white; ash-colored不 bù very Used for emphasis before certain adjectives (especially after 好 hǎo) to mean how or so, as in 好不 hǎobù溜 liū [intensifier] Suffix used with certain adjectives to indicate a deep degree or a specific physical quality, such as in 酸溜溜 suānliūliū or 光溜溜 guāngliūliū秋 qiū opaque (segment carries no independent meaning)
