kite (literary)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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kite (literary or archaic term)
literaryA literary and somewhat archaic term for 'kite', commonly used in classical Chinese poetry and formal written contexts. The character 鸢 (yuān) refers to a bird of prey (hawk/kite), hence the metaphor of a paper bird.
Ér儿
tóng童
sàn散
xué学
guī归
lái来
zǎo早
，
máng忙
chèn趁
dōng东
fēng风
fàng放
zhǐ纸
yuān鸢
。
The children left school early, rushing to fly their kites while the east wind blew.
Tiān天
kōng空
zhōng中
piāo飘
zhe着
jǐ几
zhī只
zhǐ纸
yuān鸢
，
wǔ五
yán颜
liù六
sè色
，
shà煞
shì是
hǎo好
kàn看
。
Several colorful kites were floating in the sky, making a beautiful sight.
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Tā他
shàn擅
cháng长
zhì制
zuò作
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
zhǐ纸
yuān鸢
，
jì技
yì艺
jīng精
zhàn湛
。
He excels at making traditional kites with exquisite craftsmanship.