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𬯎

Word · Verb · AdjectiveTraditional隤

collapse; fall into ruin; decay

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to collapse; to fall into ruin; to crumble

archaic

Used in classical texts to describe the collapse of walls, buildings, or structures. Now largely replaced by 颓 in modern writing.

tuí隤
yōng墉

a collapsed wall

shān山
tuí隤
dì地
xiàn陷

mountains collapsing and the earth sinking

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tuí隤
ér而
bù不
bēng崩

crumbling but not yet collapsed

2.

adjective

decadent; declining; dejected

archaic

Describes a state of moral or physical decay, or a dejected spirit. Archaic usage, now written as 颓.

tuí隤
rán然

dejected and listless in appearance

tuí隤
bài败

decayed and ruined

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tuí隤
duò堕

degenerate and dissolute