苍穹 (cāng qióng) — the firmament; the vast sky (literary)
Definition
Literary, poetic word for 'the vault of heaven / the vast sky,' mostly used in writing or evocative prose rather than everyday speech.
noun
the firmamentthe vast sky (literary)
Examples
- 苍穹，。Yǎng wàng cāng qióng, xīng xing shǎn shuò.Looking up at the firmament, the stars twinkle.
- 苍穹。Xióng yīng zài cāng qióng zhōng áo xiáng.The eagle soars in the vault of heaven.
- 苍穹。Tā de mèng xiǎng rú cāng qióng bān guǎng kuò.His dreams are as vast as the firmament.
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