Lose heart

Lose heart

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is k ū x í nghu ī x ī n, which means that the body is like a dead tree and the heart is like ashes. It describes extreme negativity. It comes from Zhuangzi's Qi Wu Lun.

The origin of Idioms

In Zhuangzi's Qi Wu Lun, it is said that "the solid form can make you as haggard, while the solid heart can add dead ashes."

Idiom usage

It's a negative example. It's not competitive with others, but it's easy to satirize friends' faults. It's a kind of expression that can't be forgotten when you are happy. (song Sushi's true praise of shenliaozi)

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: withered and disheartened