凋

凋敝

diāo bì

impoverished

凋落

diāo luò

to wither (and drop off)

凋谢

diāo xiè

to wither

凋零

diāo líng

withered

民生凋敝

mín shēng diāo bì

the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment