night mist; to collude (in nefarious deeds)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
night mist; evening air
literaryA classical literary term for the moist, cool air of the night. Rarely used in modern spoken language outside of the idiom 沆瀣一气.
Yè夜
shēn深
le了
，
hàng沆
xiè瀣
mí弥
màn漫
zài在
shān山
gǔ谷
zhōng中
。
Late at night, the night mist pervaded the valley.
Xī吸
hàng沆
xiè瀣
zhī之
qīng清
qì气
，
yǐn饮
gān甘
quán泉
zhī之
jié洁
liú流
。
Inhale the pure air of the night mist and drink the clean flow of sweet springs.