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  diu1   jyutping
  diao1   pinyin
[1] (of plants) wither; fade
[2] (of life, business, etc) declining; depressed

adjectiveAdditional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: (#15)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 2195 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Sep 2010 05:47

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detail  diu1 ze6  diao1 xie4 = to languish; to wither and fall; to wither away; to fade; to die back; to wilt

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detail 絢麗花卉凋謝殆盡
This spring's flowers have nearly all withered away.
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