灰溜溜

huīliūliū
  1. dull gray
  2. gloomy
  3. dejected
  4. crestfallen
  5. with one's tail between one's legs

CEDICT

crestfallen; dejected

Wiktionary

  1. 颜色灰暗无光的样子。
  2. 形容脸色灰暗无神，心情低落。

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Entry Composition

1 灰 huī
  1. ash
  2. dust
  3. lime
  4. gray
  5. discouraged; dejected
=2 溜溜 liūliū
  1. (ideophonic) flowing; dripping; progressing
  2. (ideophonic) rolling; spinning; whirling
  3. expressive suffix
  4. flowing; dripping; progressing
  5. rolling; spinning; whirling
=2 溜溜 liuliù alternative form of 遛遛 (“to have a stroll”)

Related entries

灰不喇唧 huībùlǎjī
  1. dull gray
  2. gray and loathsome
灰暗 huīàn
  1. dull gray
  2. drab
  3. murky
灰暗的天空突然下起了一大滴一大滴的雨來。

All of a sudden, large drops of rain began falling from the dark sky.

Source: Tatoeba

阴森 yīnsēn
  1. gloomy
  2. sinister
  3. eerie
阴沉 yīnchén gloomy
瑪莉拉陰沉著臉。

Marilla's face was rather grim.

Source: Tatoeba

阴郁 yīnyù (of skies or one's mood) gloomy
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