凄凉 meaning and pronunciation

凄凉
Simplified word
淒涼
Traditional word

凄凉 English definition

qī liáng

  • desolate

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  • (qī): intense cold; frigid; dismal; grim; bleak; sad; mournful; also written 淒|凄[qi1];
  • (liáng): (liang4) to let sth cool down; (liang2) cool; cold; the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421);