杳杳
See also: 杲杲
Chinese
dark and quiet; disappear | dark and quiet; disappear | ||
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simp. and trad. (杳杳) | 杳 | 杳 |
Pronunciation
Adjective
杳杳
- (literary, poetic) dark; obscure
- 眴兮杳杳,孔靜幽默。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd century CE
- Xuàn xī yǎoyǎo, kǒng jìng yōumò. [Pinyin]
- Wherever I see, it is dark and empty, amid total silence.
眴兮杳杳,孔静幽默。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 下有陳死人,杳杳即長暮。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: a. early 3rd century, 14th entry in the Nineteen Old Poems (《古詩十九首·驅車上東門》)
- Xià yǒu chén sǐrén, yǎoyǎo jí cháng mù. [Pinyin]
- Underneath are the ancient corpses, forever detained in darkness.
下有陈死人,杳杳即长暮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]