huī​liū​liū

dull gray

  • created reference approved 灰溜溜 → 兴冲冲/興沖沖 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灰溜溜 huī​liū​liū

    兴冲冲 / 興沖沖 xìng​chōng​chōng

    antonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 灰溜溜 · huī​liū​liū · dull gray — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灰溜溜

    huī​liū​liū

    dull gray

    gloomy or dull gray; describing a surface that has lost its luster

    灰 (literal) → 灰 · huī · gray 溜溜 (reduplication) → 溜 · liū · [intensifier]

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  • created sense approved 灰溜溜 · huī​liū​liū · dejected — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灰溜溜

    huī​liū​liū

    dejected

    dejected or crestfallen; having one's spirits dampened or appearing downcast as if having failed at something

    灰 (literal) → 灰 · huī · pessimistic 溜溜 (reduplication) → 溜 · liū · [intensifier]

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

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