Definition
芒 is a noun with several related senses. It can refer to the awn or beard of cereal plants (麦穗上的芒), to any sharp point or cutting edge (e.g., 锋芒 'edge of a blade' or 'talent'), and to rays of light (e.g., 光芒 'rays'). In modern Chinese, it most often appears as the second element in compound words.
n.
awnbeard (of wheat, etc.)pointtipedge (of a blade)raybeam (of light)
Examples
- 芒。Màisuì shàng yǒu xì cháng de máng.The wheat ear has long, thin awns.
- 。Tàiyáng de guāng máng wēnnuǎn de zhào zài dàdì shàng.The sun's rays shine warmly on the earth.
- ，。Tā de fēngmáng tài lù, róngyì dézuì rén.His edge is too sharp; he easily offends people.
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