云霄 (Yún xiāo) — the sky, the heavens (literary)
Definition
Literary/poetic term for the high sky — 'piercing the clouds' (高耸入云霄, 响彻云霄). Much more formal than everyday 天空 or 天.
noun
the skythe heavens (literary)
Examples
- 云霄,。Fēi jī chuān guò Yún xiāo, xiàng yuǎn fāng fēi qù.The plane pierced the clouds and flew into the distance.
- 云霄,。Tā tái tóu yǎng wàng Yún xiāo, xīn zhōng gǎn kǎi wàn qiān.He looked up at the sky, filled with myriad emotions.
- 霄,。Zhè zuò shān gāo sǒng rù Yún xiāo, shí fēn zhuàng guān.This mountain soars into the clouds, extremely magnificent.
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