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): ㄎㄨㄙㄜˋ

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

Adjective

枯澀

(of eyes) dry
(chiefly of writing) dull and heavy

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