noun #26,417

Meanings

  1. 1 secondary rainbow
  2. 2 outer rainbow

Examples

Yǔ hòu tiān qíng, tiānbiān chūxiàn le hóng hé ní.
After the rain cleared, a rainbow and its secondary arc appeared on the horizon.
Ní shì hóng wàicè yánsè jiào dàn de cǎi hú.
The霓 is the fainter colored arc on the outside of the primary rainbow.

Tips

culture
In classical Chinese poetry and mythology, appears alongside (rainbow) as the secondary outer arc. The compound 霓裳 (rainbow garment) evokes celestial elegance and is used in poetry and dance names.

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