harsh and bleak; severe and desolate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
harsh and bleak; severe and desolate (describing the cold, austere atmosphere of late autumn or winter)
literaryA literary term describing the austere, cold atmosphere when vegetation has withered. Often carries a somber, solemn connotation suggestive of decay or the end of life cycles.
Qiū秋
qì气
sù肃
shā杀
，
cǎo草
mù木
diāo凋
líng零
。
The autumn atmosphere was harsh and bleak, and the plants withered.
Yī一
gǔ股
sù肃
shā杀
zhī之
qì气
pū扑
miàn面
ér而
lái来
。
A wave of severe, desolate air rushed toward one's face.
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Yán严
dōng冬
sù肃
shā杀
，
wàn万
wù物
chén沉
jì寂
。
The harsh winter was bleak and severe, and all things fell silent.