白虹贯日
bái​hóng​guàn​rì

white rainbow piercing the sun

  • created sense approved 白虹贯日/白虹貫日 · bái​hóng​guàn​rì · white rainbow piercing the sun — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白虹贯日 / 白虹貫日

    bái​hóng​guàn​rì

    white rainbow piercing the sun

    A rare atmospheric phenomenon involving a white halo or light pillar passing through the sun, viewed in ancient times as a bad omen indicating a major event or an impending assassination of a ruler.

    白 (literal) → 白 · bái · white 虹 (literal) → 虹 · hóng · rainbow 贯 (literal) → 贯/貫 · guàn · to pierce 日 (literal) → 日 · rì · sun

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 白虹贯日/白虹貫日 · bái​hóng​guàn​rì · large sclera — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白虹贯日 / 白虹貫日

    bái​hóng​guàn​rì

    large sclera

    (literary) Used to describe a person whose eyes have a lot of visible white space.

    白 (literal) → 白 · bái · [disdain] 虹 (literal) → 虹 · hóng · rainbow 贯 (literal) → 贯/貫 · guàn · to pierce 日 (literal) → 日 · rì · sun

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense