hàngxiè

沆瀣

Word · Noun

night mist; to collude (in nefarious deeds)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

night mist; evening air

literary

A 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.