diāo líng
withered
wilted
to wither
to fade
to decay
diāo xiè
to wither
to wilt
wizened
diāo bì
impoverished
destitute
hard
depressed (of business)
tattered
ragged
mín shēng diāo bì
the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment
diāo luò
to wither (and drop off)
to wilt
to pass away