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萧然
xiāo​rán

desolate

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 环堵萧然 huán​dǔ​xiāo​rán abject poverty
    Describes a home with nothing but the four bare walls surrounding it, signifying extreme poverty or a very simple and crude dwelling
  • 四壁萧然 sì​bì​xiāo​rán four bare walls
    four bare walls; a metaphor for being extremely poor and having nothing in one's home