string of lanterns or fire; chimney flue
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
a string of lanterns or a line of fire; a dragon of fire
literaryA vivid metaphor, often used in descriptive writing to depict celebratory scenes or rapidly spreading fire.
Yuán元
xiāo宵
jié节
de的
yè夜
wǎn晚
，
zhěng整
tiáo条
jiē街
guà挂
mǎn满
le了
dēng灯
long笼
，
wǎn宛
rú如
yī一
tiáo条
wān蜿
yán蜒
de的
huǒ火
lóng龙
。
On the night of the Lantern Festival, the whole street was hung with lanterns, resembling a winding dragon of fire.
Dà大
dī堤
shàng上
de的
dēng灯
long笼
huǒ火
bǎ把
xiàng像
yī一
tiáo条
huǒ火
lóng龙
。
The lanterns and torches on the embankment looked like a fiery dragon.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Shān山
huǒ火
màn蔓
yán延
，
cháng长
cháng长
de的
huǒ火
xiàn线
biàn变
chéng成
le了
yī一
tiáo条
kě可
pà怕
de的
huǒ火
lóng龙
。
The wildfire spread, and the long fire line turned into a terrifying dragon of fire.
noun
chimney flue; stovepipe; an inclined duct from a stove to a chimney
dialectA dialectal term (方言).
Lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
de的
zào灶
tái台
hòu后
miàn面
，
nà那
ge个
huǒ火
lóng龙
xū需
yào要
qīng清
lǐ理
yī一
xià下
yān烟
huī灰
le了
。
Behind the stove in the old house, the chimney flue needs its soot cleaned out.
Zhè这
ge个
tǔ土
zào灶
de的
huǒ火
lóng龙
yào要
shì是
dǔ堵
le了
，
yān烟
jiù就
huì会
dào倒
guàn灌
huí回
wū屋
lǐ里
。
If the flue of this earthen stove gets blocked, smoke will backflow into the room.