extinguished ashes; dead embers
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
extinguished ashes; dead embers; cold cinders
Frequently appears in idioms such as 心如死灰 (heart like dead ashes, describing utter despair) and 死灰复燃 (dead embers burning again, describing a resurgence or revival).
Jīng经
lì历
le了
nà那
cì次
cǎn惨
tòng痛
de的
shī失
bài败
，
tā他
de的
xīn心
yǐ已
rú如
sǐ死
huī灰
。
After experiencing that painful failure, his heart was like dead ashes.
Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
jǐng警
tì惕
zhè这
zhǒng种
cuò错
wù误
sī思
xiǎng想
de的
sǐ死
huī灰
fù复
rán燃
。
We must be vigilant against the resurgence of this erroneous thinking.
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Tā他
bǎ把
lú炉
zi子
lǐ里
de的
sǐ死
huī灰
qīng清
lǐ理
gān干
jìng净
le了
。
He cleaned out the dead ashes from the stove.
Tā她
yǎn眼
shén神
kōng空
dòng洞
，
rú如
sǐ死
huī灰
yī一
bān般
。
Her eyes were empty, like dead ashes.