槁木死灰
      Explanation: A withered tree and fire off the cold gray. Feelings of extreme depression analogy, of all things indifferent.
      Usage: Joint type; as object, adverbial; for Figures of Speech
      Source: Zhuang, "Equality of Zhuangzi": "shaped like Gaomu make solid, and the heart can already turned gray almost solid?"
      Examples: So that although the young widow Li Wan, and beam home in a beautiful cream among Jingru "~" in general, not and will not ask, do not smell, but know that paternity pro-adopted son. (Qing Cao Xueqin's "Dream of Red Mansions," the fourth round)
  • Thesaurus:  Bainianjiehui, Big loss prestige, deadwood dying embers, Wan Nian are silent