蕭siu1條tiu4

English

1. bleak; desolate
2. (adjective) Deserted
3. (economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed
4. (of economies) slack; stagnant; listlessunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 冷清、處於低位unreviewed?

Examples

• 在十九世纪三十年代的大萧条时期，许多富人在股市崩盘中失去了一切。

  During the Depression in the 1930's, many wealthy people lost everything in the stock market crash.

  Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

• 经济萧条是一段时间内，当这样的经济活动普遍增长而造成的一种临时性的经济活动衰退。

  Recession is a temporary falling off of business activity during a period when such activity is generally increasing.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• unreviewed?

  經濟蕭條

  listless economy

• unreviewed?

  百業蕭條

  many businesses in a slump