mottled bamboo; tear-stained bamboo
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mottled bamboo; Xiangfei bamboo (spotted bamboo legendary stained by the tears of the Xiang consorts)
literaryRefers to a variety of bamboo with purple or brown spots, associated with the legend that the spots were formed by the tears of Ehuang and Nüying (consorts of the legendary Emperor Shun) weeping by the Xiang River. Often used in literary contexts and for fine handicrafts.
Zhè这
bǎ把
xiāng湘
zhú竹
shàn扇
zuò做
gōng工
jīng精
xì细
，
bān斑
diǎn点
hún浑
rán然
tiān天
chéng成
。
This Xiang bamboo fan is exquisitely crafted, with naturally formed spots.
Xiāng相
chuán传
xiāng湘
zhú竹
shàng上
de的
bān斑
diǎn点
shì是
shùn舜
fēi妃
é娥
huáng皇
、
nǚ女
yīng英
de的
yǎn眼
lèi泪
rǎn染
chéng成
de的
。
Legend has it that the spots on Xiang bamboo were stained by the tears of Shun's consorts Ehuang and Nüying.
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Shū书
fáng房
lǐ里
guà挂
zhe着
yī一
fú幅
xiāng湘
zhú竹
lián帘
，
xiǎn显
de得
gé格
wài外
yǎ雅
zhì致
。
A Xiang bamboo curtain hangs in the study, looking particularly elegant.