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secondary rainbow; atmospheric phenomenon
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Meanings
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secondary rainbow; double rainbow
technicalOften called 副虹. It appears outside the primary rainbow, has reversed color order (red inside), and is paler.
Yǔ雨
hòu后
tiān天
kōng空
zhōng中
chū出
xiàn现
le了
yī一
dào道
měi美
lì丽
de的
cǎi彩
hóng虹
,
wài外
miàn面
hái还
yǒu有
yī一
dào道
dàn淡
dàn淡
de的
ní蜺
。
After the rain, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky, with a faint secondary rainbow (蜺) on the outside.
Zài在
guāng光
xué学
yuán原
lǐ理
shàng上
,
ní蜺
shì是
yóu由
yú于
guāng光
xiàn线
zài在
shuǐ水
zhū珠
nèi内
fā发
shēng生
liǎng两
cì次
fǎn反
shè射
xíng形
chéng成
de的
。
Optically, the secondary rainbow is formed by light reflecting twice inside water droplets.
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Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
bǎ把
hóng虹
hé和
ní蜺
hé合
chēng称
wéi为
“
hóng虹
ní蜺
”
,
yòng用
lái来
bǐ比
yù喻
měi美
hǎo好
de的
shì事
wù物
。
Ancient people often combined rainbow and secondary rainbow as '虹蜺' to metaphorically describe beautiful things.
Yǔ与
zhǔ主
hóng虹
bù不
tóng同
,
ní蜺
de的
sè色
cǎi彩
pái排
liè列
shùn顺
xù序
shì是
hóng红
sè色
de的
zài在
nèi内
,
zǐ紫
sè色
de的
zài在
wài外
。
Unlike the primary rainbow, the color order of the secondary rainbow is red on the inside and violet on the outside.
Rú如
guǒ果
bù不
zǐ仔
xì细
guān观
chá察
,
hěn很
róng容
yì易
hū忽
lüè略
diào掉
sè色
cǎi彩
jiào较
dàn淡
de的
ní蜺
。
If you don't look carefully, it is easy to miss the secondary rainbow because of its pale colors.