夜色苍茫

夜色蒼茫

yèsècāngmáng

idiom

Meanings

1 gathering dusk
2 vast and dim night scene
3 twilight stretching into darkness

Characters

dark blue / vast

boundless / indistinct

Examples

夜色苍茫，远山若隐若现。

Yèsècāngmáng, yuǎn shān ruòyǐnruòxiàn.

Dusk gathers, and the distant mountains fade in and out of view.

他在夜色苍茫中独自前行。

Tā zài yèsècāngmáng zhōng dúzì qiánxíng.

He walked on alone through the gathering dusk.

Tips

register

Literary register — found in fiction, lyrics, and travel writing. 苍茫 (cāngmáng, vast and indistinct) gives the night a sweeping, lonely feel.

Stroke Order

夜 yè

色 sè

苍 cāng

茫 máng