descriptive of flowing water
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
flowing smoothly; gently streaming
literaryA classical Chinese term used primarily in literary or formal contexts to describe the smooth, continuous flow of water. It is often used in a reduplicated form 湝湝.
Huái淮
shuǐ水
jiē湝
jiē湝
。
The Huai River flows gently.
Xī溪
shuǐ水
jiē湝
jiē湝
，
shēng声
rú如
qín琴
sè瑟
。
The stream flows smoothly, its sound like a zither.
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Qí其
liú流
jiē湝
jiē湝
，
qīng清
chè澈
jiàn见
dǐ底
。
Its current flows smoothly, clear enough to see the bottom.