autumn; sky; heaven
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
autumn; fall
literaryA literary and poetic term for autumn, often carrying a solemn or melancholic connotation.
Mín旻
tiān天
yǐ已
zhì至
，
cǎo草
mù木
kāi开
shǐ始
diāo凋
líng零
。
Autumn has arrived, and the plants begin to wither.
Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
mín旻
tiān天
dài代
zhǐ指
qiū秋
tiān天
。
Ancient texts often used 'mín tiān' to refer to autumn.
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Qiū秋
fēng风
xiāo萧
sè瑟
，
mín旻
tiān天
jiàn渐
liáng凉
。
The autumn wind is desolate, and the autumn sky is gradually turning cool.
noun
the sky; heaven; the firmament
literaryA classical term for the sky or heavens, often used in religious or philosophical contexts with a sense of reverence.
Yǎng仰
guān观
mín旻
tiān天
，
fǔ俯
chá察
dà大
dì地
。
Looking up at the sky, looking down at the earth.
Mín旻
tiān天
zài在
shàng上
，
jiàn鉴
chá察
rén人
jiān间
shàn善
è恶
。
Heaven above observes the good and evil of the human world.
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Yōu悠
yōu悠
mín旻
tiān天
，
hé何
shí时
kě可
pān攀
？
Oh distant heaven, when can one climb to it?