百念皆灰
bǎi​niàn​jiē​huī

to be totally disheartened

  • created reference approved 百念皆灰 → 心灰意冷 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    百念皆灰 bǎi​niàn​jiē​huī

    心灰意冷 xīn​huī​yì​lěng

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 百念皆灰 · bǎi​niàn​jiē​huī · to be totally disheartened — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    百念皆灰

    bǎi​niàn​jiē​huī

    to be totally disheartened

    all thoughts and hopes have turned to ash; used to describe being utterly discouraged or losing all interest in the world

    百 (literal) → 百 · bǎi · numerous 念 (literal) → 念 · niàn · thought 皆 (literal) → 皆 · jiē · all 灰 (literal) → 灰 · huī · pessimistic

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

    created sense