clairvoyant person in legends; archaic term for telescope
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
clairvoyant person; one who can see great distances
archaicA figure from classical Chinese mythology and literature, often possessing superhuman vision.
Zài在
《
Fēng封
Shén神
Yǎn演
Yì义
》
lǐ里
，
Shùn顺
Fēng风
Ěr耳
hé和
Qiān千
Lǐ里
Yǎn眼
shì是
liǎng两
xiōng兄
dì弟
。
In 'The Investiture of the Gods', Clairaudience and Clairvoyance are two brothers.
Gǔ古
dài代
xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
cháng常
bǎ把
yǒu有
tè特
shū殊
néng能
lì力
de的
rén人
chēng称
wéi为
qiān千
lǐ里
yǎn眼
。
In ancient novels, people with special abilities were often called 'clairvoyants'.
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Tā他
xiāo消
xi息
zhè这
me么
líng灵
tōng通
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
xiàng像
gè个
qiān千
lǐ里
yǎn眼
。
He is so well-informed, it's as if he has the eyes of a clairvoyant.
noun
telescope (archaic term)
archaicAn old-fashioned or literary term for a telescope, directly translating to 'thousand-mile eye'.
Qīng清
mò末
，
yǒu有
rén人
bǎ把
xī西
yáng洋
lái来
de的
wàng望
yuǎn远
jìng镜
jiào叫
zuò做
qiān千
lǐ里
yǎn眼
。
In the late Qing dynasty, some people called telescopes imported from the West 'thousand-mile eyes'.
Zhè这
jià架
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
qiān千
lǐ里
yǎn眼
shì是
dāng当
shí时
de的
háng航
hǎi海
lì利
qì器
。
This ancient telescope was a vital tool for navigation at the time.