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哀艳

Word · AdjectiveTraditional哀艷

mournful and ornate

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

mournful and ornate; poignant and beautiful

literary

Used exclusively in formal or literary contexts to describe writing, poetry, or dramatic plots that are both sad and beautifully expressed. It conveys a sense of tragic beauty.

Zhè这
piān篇
fù赋
wén文
cí辞
āi哀
yàn艳
 ,
gǎn感
rén人
zhì至
shēn深
 。

The language of this rhapsody is mournfully ornate, moving readers deeply.

Shī诗
rén人
bǐ笔
xià下
de的
ài爱
qíng情
gù故
shì事
zǒng总
shì是
rú如
cǐ此
āi哀
yàn艳
chán缠
mián绵
 。

The love stories written by the poet are always so poignant and lingering.

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Zhè这
shǒu首
cí词
de的
āi哀
yàn艳
zhī之
zhì致
 ,
lìng令
rén人
huí回
wèi味
wú无
qióng穷
 。

The mournful beauty of this ci poem leaves an endless aftertaste.