波光 (bō guāng) — shimmering light on water, sparkling reflections

Definition

Literary word for the shimmering light that ripples on water — more poetic and written than everyday 光 (light).

noun
shimmering light on watersparkling reflections

Examples

  • 波光
    Hú miàn shàng bō guāng shǎn shuò, fēi cháng měi lì.
    The shimmering light on the lake sparkled, very beautiful.
  • 波光
    Xī yáng xià de bō guāng ràng rén táo zuì.
    The shimmering reflections under the setting sun were enchanting.
  • 波光
    Xiǎo chuán huá guò shuǐ miàn, bō guāng suí bō dàng yàng.
    The small boat glided across the water, and the shimmering light rippled with the waves.

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