lacking color in the face or skin, often due to illness, shock, or fear

appearing old in physical features, voice, or overall appearance

the firmament; heaven; the blue sky

the blue dome of heaven; the firmament

turning gray or white, typically referring to hair or beard

sorrowful and desolate in atmosphere, tone, or one's life circumstances

blurred or indistinct, especially due to distance or low light

the general population, masses, or all living things

lacking in force, substance, or persuasiveness

Cangnan County in Wenzhou, Zhejiang

possessing strength, maturity, and power, especially of calligraphy or painting

black atractylodes rhizome (dried rhizome of any of several atractylodes species) (TCM)

verdant; fresh and green

Cangnan county in Wenzhou, Zhejiang

Blue Dragon, another name for the Azure Dragon (the seven mansions of the eastern sky)

(bird species of China) Eurasian goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)

Siberian cocklebur (botany)

grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

a metaphor for someone who is rushing around frantically without a clear purpose

Evergreen pine and cypress; an idiom symbolizing steadfastness and nobility.

the hazy dusk of twilight

boundless; vast and indistinct

gathering dusk; the vast and hazy appearance of the evening landscape

Cangxi county in Guangyuan, Sichuan

verdant and luxuriant

Cangxi county in Guangyuan, Sichuan

the sky, the firmament, or the vault of heaven

The unpredictable changeability of human affairs or the world over time.

old and gray-haired

Cangwu, a county in Wuzhou City, Guangxi

there is no smoke without a fire; rumors or accusations usually have some basis in fact or arise from an individual's own flaws or mistakes

Wangcang county in Guangyuan, Sichuan

Wangcang county in Guangyuan, Sichuan

the common people in a miserable state

white hair and gray sunken cheeks; decrepit old age

(bird species of China) cinereous tit (Parus cinereus)

Musca (constellation)

the unpredictable changeability of the world; a bad omen

a jumping spider (named for its habit of pouncing on houseflies)

having a sickly or unnaturally white complexion or color

Eurasian chaffinch or common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

the unpredictable and rapid changeability of worldly affairs or situations, likened to clouds shifting shapes

having a color that is a mix of pale blue or green and yellow

(bird species of China) Gray's grasshopper warbler (Helopsaltes fasciolatus)