hánguāng

寒光

Word · Noun

cold, menacing glint

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

cold, menacing glint; chilling gleam

literary

Typically used in literary contexts to describe light reflecting off weapons or from a fearsome gaze. It evokes both a physical sense of coldness and an emotional sense of dread.

Yuè月
guāng光
xià下
 ,
cì刺
dāo刀
de的
hán寒
guāng光
ràng让
rén人
bù不
hán寒
ér而
lì栗
 。

Under the moonlight, the cold glint of the bayonet made one shiver.

Nà那
shuāng双
yǎn眼
jīng睛
shè射
chū出
de的
hán寒
guāng光
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
jǐng警
gào告
de的
yì意
wèi味
 。

The menacing gleam from those eyes was full of warning.

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Bǎo宝
jiàn剑
chū出
qiào鞘
de的
chà刹
nà那
 ,
yī一
dào道
hán寒
guāng光
shǎn闪
guò过
 。

The moment the treasured sword was drawn, a chilling gleam flashed.

Tā他
dīng盯
zhe着
liè猎
wù物
 ,
mù目
guāng光
zhōng中
dài带
zhe着
yī一
sī丝
wēi危
xiǎn险
de的
hán寒
guāng光
 。

He stared at his prey, a dangerous glint in his gaze.