shā yǔ
Traditional: 鎩羽
铩羽 (shā yǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “(literary) (lit.) to cripple the wings of a bird; (literary) (fig.) depressed; despondent; defeated”.
Meanings
- 1(literary) (lit.) to cripple the wings of a bird
- 2(literary) (fig.) depressed; despondent; defeated
Characters in 铩羽
Related words
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