萤火 (yíng huǒ) — light of fireflies; fairy light (poetic)
Definition
Usually short for 萤火虫 (firefly), referring to the glowing light fireflies give off — also used poetically for tiny scattered lights like fireflies.
noun
light of firefliesfairy light (poetic)
Examples
- ,萤火。Xià tiān de yè wǎn, yíng huǒ zài tián yě lǐ shǎn shuò.On summer nights, firefly light flickers in the fields.
- 萤火,。Hái zi men zhuī zhú zhe yíng huǒ, kāi xīn jí le.The children chased the firefly light, extremely happy.
- 萤火。Tā de yǎn jing lǐ fǎng fú yǒu yíng huǒ yì bān.His eyes seemed to contain firefly light.
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