蔫头耷脑 / 蔫頭耷腦

niān​tóu​dā​nǎo

listless

(idiom) (colloquial) drooping and dispirited; describes a person who is dejected or a plant that is withered.

蔫 (literal) → 蔫 · niān · listless 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 耷 (literal) → 耷 · dā · to droop 脑 (literal) → 脑/腦 · nǎo · head

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM