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憔悴
 
En
qiáo cuì
  • wan and sallow
  • thin and pallid
  • haggard
  • (of plants) withered

憔悴 qiáo cuì

憔悴
1 枯槁瘦病的样子。《楚辞.屈原.渔父》:「颜色憔悴,形容枯槁。」宋.欧阳修〈蝶恋花.独倚危楼风细细〉词:「衣带渐宽都不悔,为伊销得人憔悴。」也作「蕉萃」。
2 忧患、烦恼。《楚辞.刘向.九叹.怨思》:「身憔悴而考旦兮,日黄昏而长悲。」元.武汉臣《玉壶春.第四折》:「强风情不晓事,呆厮!谁著你将钱去买憔悴。」
3 受困苦。《孟子.公孙丑上》:「民之憔悴于虐政,未有甚于此时者也。」

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