withered wood and dead ashes; apathetic; utterly indifferent
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withered wood and cold ashes; a metaphor for extreme apathy, depression, or complete indifference to everything
literaryLiterary idiom describing a state of complete spiritual deadness. Often used in the phrase 心如槁木死灰 (one's heart is like withered wood and dead ashes).
Tā他
jīng经
lì历
le了
nà那
cì次
dǎ打
jī击
hòu后
，
xīn心
rú如
gǎo槁
mù木
sǐ死
huī灰
。
After suffering that blow, his heart became like withered wood and dead ashes.
Miàn面
duì对
míng名
lì利
，
tā他
xīn心
rú如
gǎo槁
mù木
sǐ死
huī灰
，
bù不
wéi为
suǒ所
dòng动
。
In the face of fame and fortune, his heart remains like dead wood and cold ashes, unmoved.
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Tā她
suī虽
rán然
hái还
huó活
zhe着
，
dàn但
jīng精
shén神
zǎo早
yǐ已
gǎo槁
mù木
sǐ死
huī灰
。
Although she was still alive, her spirit had long become like withered wood and dead ashes.