霓
Meanings
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- 1.secondary rainbow
- 1.Japanese cicada
- 2.old variant of 霓[ní]
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- 1.secondary rainbow
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ŋeː, *ŋeːs, *ŋeː): phonetic 兒 (OC *ŋeː, *ŋje) + semantic 雨 (“rain”)
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Derived terms
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Related words
霓虹 (loanword) neon lights (abbr. for 霓虹灯[ní hóng dēng])霓裳 Nichang, abbr. for the Tang Dynasty song "Raiment of Rainbows and Feathers" 霓裳羽衣曲[Ní cháng yǔ yī qū] or 霓裳羽衣舞[Ní cháng yǔ yī wǔ]霓裳 nichang, rainbow colored clothes worn by the Eight Immortals 八仙[Bā xiān]霓虹国 (slang) Japan (loanword from the Japanese word for Japan, 日本 "Nihon")霓虹灯 (loanword) neon lights大旱望云霓 (lit.) looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)大旱之望云霓 see 大旱望云霓[dà hàn wàng yún ní]