decadent, lewd, or licentious; often describes music that is demoralizing or overindulgent, as in 靡靡之音 mǐ​mǐ​zhī​yīn

(literary) moving slowly or dragging; delayed or procrastinating

(literary) fine, delicate, or beautiful; also used to describe grass swaying and bending together in the wind

(literary) diminishing; becoming rare or exhausted