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败谢

Word · VerbTraditional敗謝

wither; fade; decline

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to wither; to fade; to wither away

literary

Literary term used to describe flowers, youth, beauty, or prosperity fading or withering away. Often used in poetic, written, or formal contexts to express the transient nature of beauty or time.

Qīng青
chūn春
cháng常
zài在
 ，
yǒng永
bù不
bài败
xiè谢
 。

May youth remain forever, never withering away.

Zhè这
xiē些
xiān鲜
huā花
yǐ已
jīng经
bài败
xiè谢
le了
 。

These fresh flowers have already withered.

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Fán繁
huá华
guò过
hòu后
 ，
zhōng终
jiāng将
bài败
xiè谢
 。

After the prosperity fades, all will eventually wither away.