餐霞
cān​xiá

to feed on sunrise clouds

  • created sense approved 餐霞 · cān​xiá · to feed on sunrise clouds — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    餐霞

    cān​xiá

    to feed on sunrise clouds

    Literary term referring to a Daoist practice of breathing in the morning mist and clouds to achieve immortality; used more broadly to mean practicing Daoism or living as a hermit.

    餐 (literal) → 餐 · cān · to eat 霞 (literal) → 霞 · xiá · rosy clouds

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