dim; twilight; faint dawn light
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
dim; not bright; faint (of light)
literaryLiterary term describing faint, indistinct light, especially at dawn or twilight when the sun is just rising and the light is still weak. Standard pronunciation is tóng lóng; tóng méng appears in some historical or variant readings.
Chén晨
guāng光
tóng曈
méng昽
，
dōng东
fāng方
jiàn渐
bái白
。
The morning light was dim and hazy as the east gradually turned white.
Tóng曈
méng昽
de的
shǔ曙
guāng光
zhào照
jìn进
chuāng窗
lái来
。
The faint twilight of dawn shone through the window.
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Yuè月
sè色
tóng曈
méng昽
，
kàn看
bù不
qīng清
qián前
lù路
。
The moonlight was dim and indistinct, making it impossible to see the path ahead.