an emaciated , dried-up appearance(xíng róng kū gǎo)

an emaciated , dried-up appearance

Haggard in appearance, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x í NgR ó NGK ū g ǎ o, which means that the body is thin, the spirit is depressed, and the face is withered and yellow. From fisherman.

Analysis of Idioms

His face is like a dove and a swan. His face is radiant, energetic and red

The origin of Idioms

Qu Yuan's Fisherman: "the color is haggard; the face is haggard."

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; predicate, attributive; derogatory. Example Qin CE 1 describes the situation of Su Qin's returning from great hardship after lobbying Qin: "haggard in appearance, black in face, and returning to the state." Chapter 93 of the chronicles of the states of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: "seeing (Qu) yuan's unkempt face and haggard appearance, he was chanting along the Bank of the river, which is a metaphor:" the king of Chu did not listen to his son, and his heart was exhausted! What's the use of worrying? Thanks to the land, why don't you work hard and eat for years? " An emaciated, dried up appearance of Cao Xueqin, the 119th time of the dream of Red Mansions, she cried.

Chinese PinYin : xíng róng kū gǎo