dead-alive(xiǔ mù sǐ huī)
dead-alive
As a Chinese idiom, Xi ǔ m ù s ǐ Hu ī in pinyin means decaying trees and ashes after the fire; it means extremely depressed and indifferent to anything. It comes from Zhuangzi's Qi Wu Lun.
Idiom explanation
Dry trees and cold ashes after the fire. It refers to being extremely depressed and indifferent to anything.
The origin of Idioms
In Zhuangzi's Qi Wu Lun: "is it possible to describe a firm mind as if it were withered, while a firm mind as if it were dead?"
Idiom usage
Combined; as object and attribute; with derogatory meaning.
Chinese PinYin : xiǔ mù sǐ huī
dead-alive
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