mòn mỏi
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[edit]Etymology
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]- wearing out gradually; declining gradually
- 1820, Nguyễn Du, Truyện Kiều [The Tale of Kiều], translation of original by Lê Xuân Thuỷ:
- Phũ phàng chi bấy hoá công!
Ngày xanh mòn mỏi, má hồng phôi pha.- Why are you so cruel Creator?
Why did you make this green youth waste away and her rosy cheeks wither?
- Why are you so cruel Creator?