枯竭

枯

• 枯燥 kū zào ㄎㄨ ㄗㄠˋ fu1 cou3 dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious
• 干枯 乾枯 gān kū ㄍㄢ ㄎㄨ gon1 fu1 withered; shriveled; dried-up
• 枯干 枯乾 kū gān ㄎㄨ ㄍㄢ fu1 gon1 dried up; shriveled; withered
• 枯寂 kū jì ㄎㄨ ㄐㄧˋ fu1 zik6 bleak; desolate; devoid of liveliness
• 枯木 kū mù ㄎㄨ ㄇㄨˋ fu1 muk6 dead tree

竭

• 竭力 jié lì ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧˋ kit3 lik6 to do one's utmost
• 衰竭 shuāi jié ㄕㄨㄞ ㄐㄧㄝˊ seoi1 kit3 organ failure
• 竭尽全力 竭盡全力 jié jìn quán lì ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ kit3 zeon6 cyun4 lik6 (idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
• 精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié ㄐㄧㄥ ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ zing1 pei4 lik6 kit3 spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
• 匮竭 匱竭 kuì jié ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gwai6 kit3 exhausted

• 海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū shí làn ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨ ㄕˊ ㄌㄢˋ hoi2 fu1 sek6 laan6 lit. until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom)
• 枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn ㄎㄨ ㄇㄨˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄣ fu1 muk6 fung4 ceon1 lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)
• 搜索枯肠 搜索枯腸 sōu suǒ kū cháng ㄙㄡ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄎㄨ ㄔㄤˊ sau2 saak3 fu1 coeng4 to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)

• 殚精竭虑 殫精竭慮 dān jīng jié lǜ ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄩˋ to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
• 竭尽全力 竭盡全力 jié jìn quán lì ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ kit3 zeon6 cyun4 lik6 (idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
• 竭泽而渔 竭澤而漁 jié zé ér yú ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˊ kit3 zaak6 ji4 jyu4 lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)