蕭瑟

萧瑟
xiāosè
  1. to rustle in the air
  2. to rustle
  3. to sough
  4. bleak
  5. desolate
  6. chilly

CEDICT

  1. bleak; desolate
  2. rustling in the air; soughing

Wiktionary

  1. 秋風瑟縮。
  2. 寂靜冷清。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 蕭 xiāo
  1. (old) Chinese mugwort
  2. (bound form) desolate; dreary
2 瑟 sè a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings

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  1. bleak
  2. desolate
  3. melancholy
堪憂 kānyōu
  1. worrying
  2. bleak
蒼涼 cāngliáng
  1. desolate
  2. bleak
黲 cǎn
  1. dark
  2. dim
  3. gloomy
  4. bleak
凄 qī
  1. intense cold
  2. frigid
  3. dismal
  4. grim
  5. bleak
  6. sad
  7. mournful
  8. also written 淒 qī
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