created sense approved 云霓/雲霓 · yúnní · clouds and rainbow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
云霓 / 雲霓
yúnní
clouds and rainbow
(literary) Clouds and a rainbow that signal a coming rainstorm; often used to describe something that is desperately longed for or expected during a crisis.
云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 霓 (literal) → 霓 · ní · secondary rainbow
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created sense approved 云霓/雲霓 · yúnní · flags and banners — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
云霓 / 雲霓
yúnní
flags and banners
(literary) A poetic term for flags or banners used in ancient processions.
云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 霓 (literal) → 霓 · ní · secondary rainbow
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created sense approved 云霓/雲霓 · yúnní · slanderers — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
云霓 / 雲霓
yúnní
slanderers
(literary) A metaphor for wicked people, flatterers, or those who use deceitful words to obstruct the virtuous.
云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 霓 (literal) → 霓 · ní · secondary rainbow
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created sense approved 云霓/雲霓 · yúnní · high-altitude mist — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
云霓 / 雲霓
yúnní
high-altitude mist
(literary) Clouds and mist in the high heavens.
云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 霓 (literal) → 霓 · ní · secondary rainbow
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