死灰

Chinese

		to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	grey; ash
trad. (死灰)		死	灰
simp. ^#(死灰)		死	灰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sǐhuī

(Zhuyin): ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei² fui¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sǐhuī
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐhhuei
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ³-hui¹
  - Yale: sž-hwēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syyhuei
  - Palladius: сыхуэй (syxuej)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei² fui¹
  - Yale: séi fūi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei² fui¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: séi² fui¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³⁵ fuːi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

死灰

dead embers (left after a fire)
(figurative) passion which has died
(colloquial) nuclear fallout

Adjective

死灰

ashen (ash-coloured)
(figurative) downcast

Derived terms

寂若死灰
心如死灰
心若死灰
朽木死灰
枯木死灰
槁木死灰
死灰復然／死灰复然
死灰復燃／死灰复燃 (sǐhuīfùrán)
死灰復燎／死灰复燎
死灰槁木
色如死灰
色若死灰
面如死灰
面若死灰

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