Haggard and disheartened
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x í NGG ǎ ox ī nhu ī, which means that the body is emaciated, the mood is extremely cold and lifeless. It comes from Qian Yong's Lu Yuan Cong Hua, old news, Xi Shi duo Xian in Qing Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
Haggard: withered. It describes the emaciation of the body and the indifference of the mind.
The origin of Idioms
Qian Yong, in Qing Dynasty, wrote: "I've been captured in this life. I've been killed. I'm lonely and have few wives. I'm hungry and cold. I'm haggard and sad. I'm still dead even though I'm alive."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing
Haggard and disheartened
do things offensive to god and reason - wéi tiān hài lǐ
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Prosperity always leads to failure - shèng bì lǜ shuāi
To teach according to one's ability - liàng néng shòu guān
thousand finished and hundred perfected - qiān le wàn dàng
blackmail and impose exactions on - qiāo zhà lè suǒ