Chinese word

彩霞

Pronunciation

Pinyincǎi xiá

Meaning

  • nounrosy clouds

Example

海上出现了大片彩霞。hǎi shàng chū xiàn le dà piàn cǎi xiá

A large expanse of rosy clouds appeared over the sea.

Illustration for 彩霞 (rosy clouds)

More examples

夕阳西下，彩霞弥漫在湖面上。xī yáng xī xià cǎi xiá mí màn zài hú miàn shàng

As the sun sets, rosy clouds spread across the lake.

Core concept

Clouds at sunrise or sunset glowing in clear layers of pink, orange, and other colors across the sky.

Common phrases

  • 夕阳下的彩霞xī yáng xià de cǎi xiá

    rosy clouds under the setting sun

  • 彩霞弥漫cǎi xiá mí màn

    rosy clouds spread everywhere

Similar words

晚霞wǎn xiá: Red or orange clouds and bands of light seen in the evening sky.
夕阳xī yáng: The sun as it appears in the evening while sinking toward the horizon.
日落rì luò: The event of the sun sinking below the horizon.
黄昏huáng hūn: The time around sunset when the surroundings grow dim.

Definition in Chinese

晚霞或朝霞中颜色鲜明、层次丰富的云彩，通常出现在日落或日出时的天际。wǎn xiá huò zhāo xiá zhōng yán sè xiān míng céng cì fēng fù de yún cǎi tōng cháng chū xiàn zài rì luò huò rì chū shí de tiān jì

Word origin

彩 (cǎi, "color") + 霞 (xiá, "rosy cloud") combines color with sky haze to name vividly colored clouds at sunrise or sunset.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may think of a rainbow first, but this word refers to colored clouds, so the surrounding sky and time of day matter.

Other meanings

  • evening cloudsnoun

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