Definition
缥缈 is a literary variant of 飘渺 (piāo miǎo), meaning 'misty, ethereal, fleeting' — it describes something faint, hazy, or illusory, like distant mountains shrouded in mist, a faint sound, or a fleeting dream. Used in poetic and descriptive language.
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etherealmistyfleeting (literary, variant of 飘渺)
Examples
- 缥缈，。Shān jiān yúnwù piāo, wǎnrú xiānjìng.The mist among the mountains was ethereal, like a fairyland.
- 缥缈。Nà piāo de gēshēng jiànjiàn xiāoshī zài yèsè lǐ.That ethereal singing gradually faded into the night.
- ，缥缈。Huíyì wǎngshì, zhǒngzhǒng dōu biàn dé piāo ér bù zhēnshí.Recalling the past, everything becomes misty and unreal.
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