yuè

爚

Character · Noun

flame; blaze; to shine

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

flame; blaze; firelight

literary

Literary and archaic term used in classical Chinese texts to describe bright flames, intense firelight, or dazzling light. Often appears in reduplicated form 爚爚.

Yuè爚
yuè爚
léi雷
diàn电
 ，
zhào照
yào曜
xīng星
chén辰
 。

The flashing lightning illuminates the stars.

Guāng光
yuè爚
rú如
diàn电
 ，
shì势
ruò若
bēn奔
léi雷
 。

The light blazed like lightning, its force like thunder.

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Yuè爚
huǒ火
zhào照
tiān天
 ，
bǎi百
lǐ里
jiē皆
míng明
 。

The blazing fire illuminated the sky, bright for a hundred miles.