凋零
diu1 ling4diāo líng
English
- withered
- wilted
- to wither
- to fade
- to decay
- to wither, usually of plants
- (metaphorically) to wither, to fall, to ruin, to perish
粵語 — Cantonese
- 植物嘅生命力下降,邁向衰落
- 比喻各種事物嘅沒落、衰敗、消失、滅亡
Examples
秋天一到,公園裏嘅花開始凋零。
Autumn arrives, flowers in the park begin to wither. ----
戰爭令到生命凋零,實在令人嘆息。
War leads to the withering of life, it's heartbreaking.
年輕人都選擇移居城市,呢條村落逐漸凋零。
As young people flock to the cities, this village is slowly dying out.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk