Haggard and disheartened

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