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Character · Adjective · Verb · NounTraditional翳

overcast; to shade; cataract

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

adjective

overcast; dark and cloudy (of the sky)

literary

Describes a gloomy, cloud-covered sky. Often used in reduplicated form 翳翳 (yì yì) to emphasize dimness.

Tiān天
kōng空
yīn阴
yì翳
 ，
sì似
hū乎
yào要
xià下
yǔ雨
le了
 。

The sky is overcast; it seems like it's going to rain.

Yì翳
yì翳
de的
huáng黄
hūn昏
lǒng笼
zhào罩
zhe着
dà大
dì地
 。

The dim twilight shrouded the earth.

2.

verb

to shade; to cover; to conceal; to hide

literary

Literary usage describing physical covering or shading, often used in classical prose to describe trees casting shade or clouds blocking the sun.

Shù树
lín林
yīn阴
yì翳
 ，
míng鸣
shēng声
shàng上
xià下
 。

The forest shaded the ground, with birds singing above and below.

Fú浮
yún云
yì翳
rì日
 ，
tiān天
sè色
hūn昏
àn暗
 。

Floating clouds covered the sun, and the sky grew dark.

3.

noun

cataract; nebula; film on the eye

archaic

Traditional medical term for opacity of the cornea or lens, causing blindness or blurry vision. Often used in compound words like 目翳 (mù yì) or 翳障 (yì zhàng).

Lǎo老
rén人
huàn患
yǒu有
mù目
yì翳
 ，
shì视
lì力
mó模
hu糊
 。

The old man suffers from cataracts and has blurry vision.

Yún云
yì翳
zhē遮
zhù住
le了
tā他
de的
shuāng双
yǎn眼
 。

Nebulae covered his eyes.