curtain of night; veil of darkness
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
curtain of night; veil of darkness; shroud of night
literaryLiterary term describing night as a large descending curtain that envelops the landscape. Often collocates with verbs like 降临 (fall), 笼罩 (shroud), or 低垂 (hang low).
Yè夜
mù幕
lǒng笼
zhào罩
zhe着
dà大
dì地
。
The curtain of night envelops the earth.
Yè夜
mù幕
jiàng降
lín临
le了
，
chéng城
shì市
liàng亮
qǐ起
le了
dēng灯
huǒ火
。
Night has fallen, and the city lights have come on.
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Zài在
yè夜
mù幕
de的
yǎn掩
hù护
xià下
，
tā他
men们
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
lí离
kāi开
le了
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
Under the cover of darkness, they quietly left the village.
Chéng城
shì市
de的
yè夜
mù幕
xià下
，
ní霓
hóng虹
dēng灯
shǎn闪
shuò烁
bù不
xī息
。
Beneath the city's veil of night, neon lights flickered continuously.