活死人

活死人

Literally means:

living corpse

Actually means:

live person who is dead in mind

It refers to a person who is lifeless, spiritually dead or just emotionally indifferent. It can also refer to a who considers himself as dead or is regarded as dead. It is often used to criticize those who are callous in heart, who avoid their due responsibility, or who have no reaction to events that they need to deal with. It is derogative in meaning.

指毫无生气，或思想麻木、感情冷漠的人。也指以死自比或被当成死人的人。常用来斥责麻木不仁，对该做的事不做，碰到必须应对的事毫无反应。具有贬义色彩。