cánzhào

残照

Word · NounTraditional殘照

glow of the setting sun; afterglow

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

the glow of the setting sun; afterglow; the last rays of the sun

literary

A literary term, often evoking a sense of twilight, melancholy, beauty, or the fleeting nature of time.

Xī夕
yáng阳
xī西
xià下
 ,
tiān天
biān边
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
yī一
mǒ抹
dàn淡
dàn淡
de的
cán残
zhào照
 。

The sun set in the west, leaving only a faint afterglow on the horizon.

Gǔ古
dào道
xī西
fēng风
shòu瘦
mǎ马
 ,
xī夕
yáng阳
xī西
xià下
 ,
duàn断
cháng肠
rén人
zài在
tiān天
yá涯
 。

An old road, a lean horse in the west wind, the sun sinking in the west, a heartbroken man at the edge of the world.

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Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
chuāng窗
qián前
 ,
mò默
mò默
de地
kàn看
zhe着
yuǎn远
chù处
de的
cán残
zhào照
 。

He stood by the window, silently watching the distant glow of the setting sun.