qīng​dài

dark blue-black

  • created sense approved 青黛 · qīng​dài · dark blue-black — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    青黛

    qīng​dài

    dark blue-black

    of a color, dark blue-black or bluish black, especially of distant mountains

    青 (literal) → 青 · qīng · black 黛 (literal) → 黛 · dài · dark green-black

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  • created sense approved 青黛 · qīng​dài · natural indigo — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    青黛

    qīng​dài

    natural indigo

    (bound form) a dark blue powder made from fermented leaves of various plants used in traditional Chinese medicine to clear heat and detoxify

    青 (literal) → 青 · qīng · black 黛 (literal) → 黛 · dài · eyebrow dye

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  • created sense approved 青黛 · qīng​dài · indigo pigment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    青黛

    qīng​dài

    indigo pigment

    a dark blue-black pigment used as a dye or historically by women to paint eyebrows

    青 (literal) → 青 · qīng · black 黛 (literal) → 黛 · dài · eyebrow dye

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