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蔫頭耷腦

简蔫头耷脑 · 繁蔫頭耷腦

Mandarin · pinyin niān tóu dā nǎo

(idiom) (coll.) (of a flower etc) droopy; withered; (of a person) listless; dispirited

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蔫: niān · withered, faded, decayed; calm
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
耷: dā · ears hanging down
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头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
脑: nǎo · brain

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1–2–1–3 · nian1 tou2 da1 nao3

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