裊裊
See also: 袅袅
Chinese
| delicate; graceful | delicate; graceful | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (裊裊) | 裊 | 裊 | |
| simp. (袅袅) | 袅 | 袅 | |
| variant forms | 嫋嫋 褭褭 嬝嬝 | ||
Pronunciation
Adjective
裊裊
- (literary, ideophonic, of smoke etc.) slowly billowing upwards; curling upwards; spiralling up
- (literary, ideophonic, of something soft and delicate) waving back and forth in the wind
- 紛紛宮女飄紅袖，隊隊官員執寶燈。掌扇分開香裊裊，君王早已坐朝廷。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 陳端生 《再生緣·第七回·皇甫子法網逃生》
- Fēnfēn gōngnǚ piāo hóng xiù, duì duì guānyuán zhí bǎo dēng. Zhǎng shàn fēnkāi xiāng niǎoniǎo, jūnwáng zǎo yǐ zuò cháotíng. [Pinyin]
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纷纷宫女飘红袖，队队官员执宝灯。掌扇分开香袅袅，君王早已坐朝廷。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary, ideophonic, of voice) lingering in the air
Derived terms
Derived terms from 裊裊
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