to sway or bend with the wind; to bow down like grass in the breeze

listless, depressed, or lacking in spirit; showing a lack of energy or enthusiasm

to sweep away all obstacles; to be irresistible in one's path. Originally describing grass being blown down by the wind, this idiom describes a force so powerful that every enemy is defeated.

dispirited and listless; downcast; describing a state of being in low spirits or lacking vitality

fashionable for a while; popular and widely influential for a period of time

extravagant; wasteful; decadent; lacking in restraint

decadent or demoralizing music; soft and weakening melodies with a negative influence on one's morale

(of plants or grass) to be blown about or flattened by the wind

extravagant and showy; profligate or decadent; (of music or lifestyle) lascivious and dissolute

dispirited and listless; feeling low or lethargic

dispirited and listless; downcast or dejected

dispirited; depressed; lacking energy or enthusiasm

decadent, lewd, or licentious; often describes music that is demoralizing or overindulgent, as in [[靡靡之音|靡靡之音|mi3 mi3 zhi1 yin1]]

(literary) luxurious; extravagant; ostentatious

literally meaning grass and trees bending in the wind; used to describe an army losing its will to fight and fleeing or collapsing in the face of an enemy's overwhelming momentum

(formal) none are left remaining; all have died off with no one left behind

Corrupt or decadent music; specifically refers to weak and lewd music that saps one's spirit.

The tracks are messy and the flags are down; describes an army in a state of total defeat and chaotic retreat

originally describing a widow who remains faithful to her deceased husband and refuses to remarry

Describes one's will or commitment being steadfast until death; originally used to describe a widow's vow not to remarry.

wasteful and extravagant; specifically used to describe a lifestyle of luxury and excess

luxurious and opulent; magnificent and extravagant

(idiom) to use elaborate language or literary phrases in one's writing to show off one's erudition or extensive knowledge

to include everything from the large to the small; to be very thorough; to not miss any detail

to sweep away all resistance; wherever one goes, the enemy flees (variant form)

(literary variant) joined or continuous in a long and winding manner

showy and decadent; extravagant and superficial in style

Flowing and fluttering along with the wind; swaying or waving together in the breeze.

beautiful and luxurious; grand and gorgeous

remaining loyal and unwavering until the end of one's life; steadfast and unchanging in one's devotion

(bound form) joined; connected; continuous and unending

to leave out no detail regardless of its importance; meticulous and exhaustive

(literary) used to describe a landscape where mountain slopes descend and stretch out in a continuous line

Originally meaning that most things start out well but few are carried through to completion, this idiom is used as a warning to be steadfast and finish what one has started.

rotting or decaying, as of a corpse or a wound

(literary) the appearance of grass or trees bowing in the wind

to waste or squander; to spend money or resources extravagantly

to be low in spirit and unable to pull oneself together; dejected and lacking vitality

to spread rapidly like the wind and rise up like steam; to describe a massive and surging movement or a sudden rise of many heroes