ní​hóng

neon

Senses

霓虹 ní​hóng neon

(loanword) neon; neon lights; refers to the chemical element neon, shortened from 霓虹灯 ní​hóng​dēng

霓虹 ní​hóng rainbow

(literary) the combined phenomenon of a primary rainbow and a secondary rainbow; the outer, dimmer arc is called 霓 ní, while the inner, brighter arc is called 虹 hóng

References

abbreviation 霓虹/霓虹 → 霓虹灯/霓虹燈
see 霓虹/霓虹 → 霓/霓
see 霓虹/霓虹 → 虹/虹