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翯翯

Word · AdjectiveTraditional翯

white and glossy (of feathers)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

white and lustrous; glossy and pure white

literary

A literary word primarily used in classical Chinese to describe the beautiful and clean appearance of bird feathers, especially those of cranes, swans, etc.

Bái白
niǎo鸟
hè翯
hè翯
 。

The white bird is pure and glossy.

Qí其
yǔ羽
hè翯
rán然
 ，
jié洁
bái白
kě可
ài爱
 。

Its feathers are glossy and pure white, lovely to behold.

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Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
fù赋
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
 “
hè翯
hè翯
 ”
xíng形
róng容
xiān仙
hè鹤
de的
yǔ羽
máo毛
 。

In classical literary prose, 'hè hè' was often used to describe the feathers of a crane.