yì

晹

Character · AdjectiveTraditional曀

dim; obscured; cloudy

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

of the sun appearing and disappearing in the clouds; dim; obscured; cloudy and dark

literary

A literary term describing sunlight obscured by clouds, resulting in dim or fluctuating light. Commonly found in classical poetry and prose.

Tiān天
kōng空
zhōng中
wū乌
yún云
mì密
bù布
 ,
tài太
yáng阳
yì曀
ér而
bù不
jiàn见
 。

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the sun was obscured and invisible.

Yì曀
yì曀
qí其
yīn阴
 ,
bù不
yǔ雨
yì亦
léi雷
 。

Dim and gloomy is the shade, though it does not rain, thunder rumbles.

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Shí时
tiān天
yì曀
àn暗
 ,
fēng风
yún云
tū突
biàn变
 。

At that time the sky was dim and dark, and the situation changed suddenly.