灰不溜秋

see 灰不溜丟|灰不溜丢[hui1 bu5 liu1 diu1]

Characters and words in 灰不溜秋

ash / dust / lime / gray / discouraged; dejected

= 𠂇 + : Helga Horse (hu) wants to cut out a piece of fire (火) in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1) using a pair of scissors (𠂇), but every time she cuts she just gets a little bit of gray ashes (灰).
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

= + : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
to slip away / to escape in stealth / to skate

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) wants to escape from her job (溜), which is receiving calls about defect water bottles (氵). In front of the outhouse (ou1), she quickly turns on an answering machine (留) and skates (溜) away on her ice skates (溜).
used in 冰溜[bing1 liu4]
autumn / fall / harvest time

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) celebrates autumn (秋) by offering sacrifices. She puts a bowl of cereals (禾) onto a swing (秋) and has the cereals swing into a fire (火) in front of the outhouse (ou1).
old variant of 秋[qiu1]
see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

Words with 灰不溜秋

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Sentences with 灰不溜秋

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