dì

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Character · NounTraditional螮

rainbow; a legendary dragon

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

rainbow (archaic term)

archaic

Archaic term for 'rainbow', largely replaced by '虹' in modern usage. Primarily found in classical literature and place names.

Zhāo朝
jī隮
yú于
xī西
 ，
chóng崇
zhāo朝
qí其
yǔ雨
 。
Nǚ女
zǐ子
yǒu有
xíng行
 ，
yuǎn远
fù父
mǔ母
xiōng兄
dì弟
 。
Nǎi乃
rú如
zhī之
rén人
xī兮
 ，
huái怀
hūn婚
yīn姻
yě也
 。
Dà大
wú无
xìn信
yě也
 ，
bù不
zhī知
mìng命
yě也
 ！
Dì螮
dōng蝀
zài在
dōng东
 ，
mò莫
zhī之
gǎn敢
zhǐ指
 。
Nǚ女
zǐ子
yǒu有
xíng行
 ，
yuǎn远
fù父
mǔ母
xiōng兄
dì弟
 。
Nǎi乃
rú如
zhī之
rén人
xī兮
 ，
huái怀
hūn婚
yīn姻
yě也
 。
Dà大
wú无
xìn信
yě也
 ，
bù不
zhī知
mìng命
yě也
 ！

In the morning clouds gather in the west, and by dawn we may have rain. A girl getting married, far from her parents and brothers. Such a person, full of thoughts of marriage! Greatly lacking in constancy, ignorant of fate! A rainbow is in the east, and none dare point to it. A girl getting married, far from her parents and brothers. Such a person, full of thoughts of marriage! Greatly lacking in constancy, ignorant of fate!

Dì螮
dōng蝀
yǐn饮
shuǐ水
 ，
shuǐ水
jiàn涧
bù不
yíng盈
 。

A rainbow drinks water, but the water does not fill up.

2.

noun

a legendary dragon

archaic

Refers to a mythical creature. This meaning is even rarer than the 'rainbow' meaning and is found in specialized mythological texts.

Guān关
yú于
dì螮
lóng龙
de的
shén神
huà话
hěn很
shǎo少
 。

There are very few myths about the Dì dragon.

Gǔ古
shū书
jì记
zǎi载
 ，
yǒu有
dì螮
fù负
shān山
ér而
xíng行
 。

Ancient texts record that there was a Dì dragon that carried mountains on its back.