yóng

喁喁

Word · AdjectiveTraditional喁

looking up to; admiring (in 喁喁 yongyong)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

adjective

(in the reduplicated form 喁喁) describing the appearance of a crowd looking up to and gathering toward someone or something; admiring and yearning

literary

Almost exclusively used in the literary reduplicated form 喁喁 (yóngyóng).

Yóng喁
yóng喁
wàng望
zhì治
 ,
sì四
hǎi海
guī归
xīn心
 。

The people looked up expectantly for good governance, and the whole world turned their hearts toward him.

Tiān天
xià下
yóng喁
yóng喁
 ,
yǎng仰
lài赖
míng明
gōng公
 。

The whole world looks up with admiration, relying on your excellency.