solar halo; sun halo; weather omen
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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solar halo; optical phenomenon of a colored ring around the sun caused by refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in clouds
Typically appears as a ring with red on the inside and violet on the outside. In traditional weather lore, it is considered an omen of impending weather changes, often rain.
Jīn今
tiān天
tiān天
kōng空
chū出
xiàn现
le了
měi美
lì丽
de的
rì日
yùn晕
。
A beautiful solar halo appeared in the sky today.
Sú俗
huà话
shuō说
：
rì日
yùn晕
sān三
gēng更
yǔ雨
，
yuè月
yùn晕
wǔ午
shí时
fēng风
。
As the saying goes: A solar halo means rain at midnight; a lunar halo means wind at noon.
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Rì日
yùn晕
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
dà大
qì气
guāng光
xué学
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
The solar halo is an atmospheric optical phenomenon.
Tā他
tái抬
tóu头
kàn看
jiàn见
le了
tài太
yáng阳
zhōu周
wéi围
de的
cǎi彩
sè色
guāng光
huán环
，
zhī知
dào道
nà那
shì是
rì日
yùn晕
。
He looked up and saw the colored ring around the sun, knowing it was a solar halo.