withered and yellow
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
withered and yellow; dried out and yellowed
Most commonly used to describe plants, leaves, or grass that have lost their moisture and turned brownish-yellow due to drought, disease, or autumn.
Yóu由
yú于
cháng长
qī期
gān干
hàn旱
，
tián田
lǐ里
de的
hé禾
miáo苗
yī一
piàn片
kū枯
huáng黄
。
Due to the prolonged drought, the seedlings in the fields are all withered and yellow.
Guò过
le了
zhōng中
qiū秋
，
shù树
yè叶
zhú逐
jiàn渐
kū枯
huáng黄
。
After Mid-Autumn Festival, the leaves gradually turn brown and withered.
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Qiū秋
tiān天
，
kū枯
huáng黄
de的
cǎo草
dì地
pū铺
mǎn满
le了
luò落
yè叶
。
In autumn, the withered yellow grass is covered with fallen leaves.
Tā他
jiǎn捡
qǐ起
yī一
piàn片
kū枯
huáng黄
de的
wú梧
tóng桐
yè叶
，
jiā夹
zài在
shū书
lǐ里
。
He picked up a withered yellow plane tree leaf and pressed it in his book.
Quē缺
fá乏
yíng营
yǎng养
de的
zhí植
wù物
yè叶
piàn片
róng容
yì易
biàn变
de得
kū枯
huáng黄
。
Leaves of plants lacking nutrients easily become withered and yellow.