overgrown with weeds; desolate and filthy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
overgrown with weeds; wild and untamed
literaryLiterary term describing land that is neglected and overgrown with wild grass and weeds. Often implies desolation and lack of human care.
Zhè这
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
duō多
nián年
wú无
rén人
dǎ打
lǐ理
，
biàn变
de得
wú芜
huì秽
bù不
kān堪
。
This land has been untended for many years and has become completely overgrown with weeds.
Huāng荒
yuán园
wú芜
huì秽
，
zá杂
cǎo草
cóng丛
shēng生
，
lìng令
rén人
tàn叹
xī息
。
The abandoned garden was overgrown with weeds and wild grass, making one sigh with regret.
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Tā他
tuī推
kāi开
duō多
nián年
wèi未
kāi开
de的
mén门
，
zhǐ只
jiàn见
yuàn院
nèi内
wú芜
huì秽
，
mǎn满
mù目
qī凄
liáng凉
。
He pushed open the door that had been closed for years, only to see the courtyard overgrown with weeds and filled with desolation.