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蔫头耷脑

niān tóu dā nǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) (coll.) (of a flower etc) droopy / withered / (of a person) listless / dispirited
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-00268a1425b0f27c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

蔫頭耷腦 蔫头耷脑 [nian1 tou2 da1 nao3] /(idiom) (coll.) (of a flower etc) droopy; withered; (of a person) listless; dispirited/

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Other forms in these source records: 蔫頭耷腦

  • 蔫
    niān

    to fade / to wither / to wilt / listless

  • 头
    tóu

    head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[gè]

    tou

    suffix for nouns

  • 耷
    dā

    (literary) big ears / (bound form) to droop

  • 脑
    nǎo

    brain / mind / head / essence

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.