枯澀

Chinese

		withered; dried up	grating (of surfaces); tart; acerbic
trad. (枯澀)		枯	澀
simp. (枯涩)		枯	涩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kūsè

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨ ㄙㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kūsè
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨ ㄙㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kusè
    • Wade–Giles: kʻu¹-sê⁴
    • Yale: kū-sè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuseh
    • Palladius: кусэ (kusɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

Adjective

枯澀

1. (of eyes) dry
2. (chiefly of writing) dull and heavy