灰不溜秋
huī​bu​liū​qiū

drab grey

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

    灰不溜秋 huī​bu​liū​qiū

    灰不溜丢 / 灰不溜丟 huī​bu​liū​diū

    variant

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

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  • created sense approved 灰不溜秋 · huī​bu​liū​qiū · drab grey — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灰不溜秋

    huī​bu​liū​qiū

    drab grey

    (colloquial) unpleasantly dull or murky grey; used to describe colors that lack luster or items that are boring and low quality

    huī​bù​liū​qiū

    灰 (literal) → 灰 · huī · gray 不 (bound) → 不 · bù · very 溜 (bound) → 溜 · liū · [intensifier] 秋 (opaque)

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

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