common
literary

Meaning of 靡靡

靡靡 means decadent; lascivious; lowbrow (music). Pronounced mǐ mǐ.

  • decadent; lascivious; lowbrow (music)

Definitions & Examples

rén
cháng
jiāng
xiē
róu
mèi
tuí
fèi
de
diào
chì
wéi
zhī
yīn
 

Ancient people often condemned soft, decadent tunes as 'decadent music.'

Tǒng
zhì
zhě
rèn
wéi
zhī
yīn
huì
xiāo
rén
de
zhì
 

Rulers believed that decadent music would sap people's willpower.

shí
dài
 
mǒu
xiē
bèi
rèn
wéi
guò
qīng
de
yīn
yuè
bèi
tiē
shàng
zhī
yīn
de
biāo
qiān
 

In that era, some music deemed too frivolous was labeled as 'depraved tunes.'