lóng

胧

Character · Bound formTraditional朧

misty; hazy; dim

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

bound form

dim; hazy; unclear

literary

Almost never used alone. It is the second character in the disyllabic word "朦胧". When separated, it's usually for poetic or stylistic reasons.

Yuè月
sè色
méng朦
lóng胧
 ,
hú湖
miàn面
yī一
piàn片
jìng静
mì谧
 。

The moonlight is hazy, and the lake surface is tranquil.

Tā他
zài在
méng朦
lóng胧
de的
shuì睡
yì意
zhōng中
tīng听
dào到
le了
diàn电
huà话
líng铃
shēng声
 。

He heard the phone ring in his drowsy state.

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Chén晨
wù雾
gěi给
yuǎn远
chù处
de的
shān山
luán峦
pī披
shàng上
le了
yī一
céng层
méng朦
lóng胧
de的
qīng轻
shā纱
 。

The morning mist draped the distant mountains in a hazy veil.