灰不溜丢
huī​bu​liū​diū

dull gray

  • created reference approved 灰不溜丢/灰不溜丟 → 灰不溜秋 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灰不溜丢 / 灰不溜丟 huī​bu​liū​diū

    灰不溜秋 huī​bu​liū​qiū

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 灰不溜丢/灰不溜丟 · huī​bu​liū​diū · dull gray — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灰不溜丢 / 灰不溜丟

    huī​bu​liū​diū

    dull gray

    colloquial expression for a color that is unpleasantly gray, murky, or lacking luster; can also describe something dreary, low-class, or boring

    huī​bù​liū​diū

    灰 (literal) → 灰 · huī · gray 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 溜 (bound) → 溜 · liū · [intensifier] 丢 (literal) → 丢/丟 · diū · to lose

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

    created sense