Read Edit View history 槁木死灰 gǎomùsǐhuī deadwood and cold ashes Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 槁木死灰 gǎomùsǐhuī deadwood and cold ashes Literally meaning dried-out wood and cold ashes; originally referring to the Taoist state of leaving behind one's physical body and worldly desires, it now describes a person who is completely spiritless, disheartened, or indifferent to everything. Frequency Written text 0.015 per million Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
槁木死灰 gǎomùsǐhuī deadwood and cold ashes Literally meaning dried-out wood and cold ashes; originally referring to the Taoist state of leaving behind one's physical body and worldly desires, it now describes a person who is completely spiritless, disheartened, or indifferent to everything. Frequency Written text 0.015 per million Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)