tàn lụi
Definition
- Verb:
- To wither: To gradually lose vitality, strength, or freshness, often until death or extinction. Commonly used for plants, hopes, or industries.
- To decline / to fade away: To enter a state of gradual weakening, decay, or diminishment until near disappearance.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cỏ cây tàn lụi vì giá rét. (The plants withered due to the cold.)
- Hi vọng cứ tàn lụi dần. (Hope just kept fading away.)
- Nền thương nghiệp tàn lụi. (The commerce industry declined.)
Advanced Usage
- The verb "tàn lụi" often describes a slow, inevitable, and natural process of ending, carrying a tone of melancholy or inevitability. It is frequently used in literary or formal contexts.
Variants and Related Words
- Tàn (v): to wane, to decline (e.g., - the sun sets).
- Lụi (v): to die down, to be extinguished (e.g., - the flame died down gradually).
- Tàn tạ (v): to decay, to become dilapidated (often for plants or landscapes).
Synonyms
- Wither: To become dry and shriveled.
- Decline: To decrease in strength or quality.
- Fade: To lose brightness, vitality, or clarity gradually.
- Pine away: To decline in health or spirit from grief, longing, or starvation.
Related Idioms
- While "tàn lụi" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its components appear in phrases like "tàn cuộc" (the end of a game/match) or "lụi tàn" (a reversed form with similar meaning, emphasizing extinction).
verb
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to wither, to become doued up
