red clouds at sunrise/sunset; fiery clouds
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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red or orange clouds that appear at sunrise or sunset; literally 'fire-burning clouds'
A meteorological phenomenon caused by the scattering of sunlight through atmospheric particles. The red and orange hues resemble flames, hence the name. In English, often translated descriptively as 'fiery clouds' or 'red clouds at sunrise/sunset'.
Bàng傍
wǎn晚
shí时
fēn分
，
tiān天
kōng空
chū出
xiàn现
le了
měi美
lì丽
de的
huǒ火
shāo烧
yún云
。
In the evening, beautiful fiery clouds appeared in the sky.
Huǒ火
shāo烧
yún云
cháng常
cháng常
yù预
shì示
zhe着
tiān天
qì气
jiāng将
yào要
zhuǎn转
qíng晴
。
Fiery clouds often indicate that the weather will soon clear up.
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Hái孩
zi子
men们
xǐ喜
huān欢
kàn看
huǒ火
shāo烧
yún云
，
jué觉
de得
xiàng像
tiān天
kōng空
zháo着
le了
huǒ火
。
Children love watching the fiery clouds, thinking the sky is on fire.