wan-looking(xíng róng qiáo cuì)

wan-looking

Haggard, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x í NR ó nqi á OCU ì, which means looking listless, yellow and weak. It comes from the fisherman written by Chu Quyuan in the Warring States period.

The origin of Idioms

"The fisherman" written by Qu Yuan in the Warring States Period: "the color is haggard and the shape is withered."

Idiom usage:

As a predicate, attribute, adverbial; used of a person's appearance

Examples

Feng then led sun Qian to Shao and submitted a letter. Shao was haggard and ill dressed. The 24th chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

words whose meaning is similar

an emaciated , dried-up appearance

antonym

Radiant and red

Chinese PinYin : xíng róng qiáo cuì