昔零零

xīlínglíng

adjective

Meanings

Chuāng wài xuě xià de xīlínglíng de, yī yè wèi tíng.

Outside the window the snow pattered down all night without stopping.

Yè yǔ xīlínglíng, dǎ zài wūyán shàng xiàng yǒurén qīngqīng qiāomén.

The night rain pattered on the eaves as if someone were softly knocking.

Literary onomatopoeia for the sound of light wind, rain, or snow. Rare in everyday speech, common in older novels and poetry.

昔 xī

零 líng