yuán

婵媛

Word · Noun · VerbTraditional媛

beautiful woman; connected

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 2 examples
1.

noun

beautiful woman

literary

Mostly used in the classical poetic compound 婵娟 to describe a beautiful woman or the moon.

Dàn但
yuàn愿
rén人
cháng长
jiǔ久
 ，
qiān千
lǐ里
gòng共
chán婵
juān娟
 。

May we all be blessed with longevity, so that we can share the moonlight, though thousands of miles apart.

2.

verb

to be linked; to be connected; to be implicated

literary

Used in classical texts to describe things hanging or entwined together. Typically seen in the compound 婵媛.

Chuí垂
tiáo条
chán婵
yuán媛
 ，
suí随
fēng风
piāo飘
yáo摇
 。

The hanging branches are entwined, swaying in the wind.