kū​cháng

impoverished mind

  • created sense approved 枯肠/枯腸 · kū​cháng · impoverished mind — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    枯肠 / 枯腸

    kū​cháng

    impoverished mind

    (literary) an empty mind; refers to the lack of inspiration or ideas when writing

    枯 (literal) → 枯 · kū · dried up 肠 (literal) → 肠/腸 · cháng · feelings

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 枯肠/枯腸 · kū​cháng · empty stomach — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    枯肠 / 枯腸

    kū​cháng

    empty stomach

    (literary) an empty stomach; a metaphor for being very hungry

    枯 (literal) → 枯 · kū · dried up 肠 (literal) → 肠/腸 · cháng · intestines

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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