肅殺
sù​shā

somber and desolate

  • created sense approved 肃杀/肅殺 · sù​shā · somber and desolate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    肃杀 / 肅殺

    sù​shā

    somber and desolate

    describing a somber, desolate, or harsh atmosphere, especially in late autumn or winter when the cold weather causes plants to wither

    肃 (literal) → 肃/肅 · sù · chilly 杀 (literal) → 杀/殺 · shā · to kill

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  • created sense approved 肃杀/肅殺 · sù​shā · severe power — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    肃杀 / 肅殺

    sù​shā

    severe power

    a severe and destructive power; a stern or forbidding look

    肃 (literal) → 肃/肅 · sù · chilly 杀 (literal) → 杀/殺 · shā · to kill

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

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