雲漢
Chinese
| cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname | Chinese; name of a dynasty; man | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (雲漢) | 雲 | 漢 | |
| simp. (云汉) | 云 | 汉 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
雲漢
- (literary) the Milky Way
- 倬彼雲漢，昭回于天。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zhuō bǐ yúnhàn, zhāohuí yú tiān. [Pinyin]
- Bright was that milky way,
Shining and revolving in the sky.
倬彼云汉，昭回于天。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary) sky; heavens
- (literary, figuratively) summer drought
- (literary) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 銀河 (“Milky Way”) [map]
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