杲杲
Chinese
high; sun shines brightly; to shine | high; sun shines brightly; to shine | ||
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simp. and trad. (杲杲) | 杲 | 杲 |
Pronunciation
Adjective
杲杲
- (literary, ideophonic, of the sun) bright
- 其雨其雨,杲杲出日。願言思伯,甘心首疾。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Qí yǔ qí yǔ, gǎogǎo chū rì. Yuàn yán sī bó, gān xīn shǒu jí. [Pinyin]
- O for rain! O for rain!
But brightly the sun comes forth.
Longingly I think of my husband,
Till my heart is weary, and my head aches.
其雨其雨,杲杲出日。愿言思伯,甘心首疾。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]