Definition
幽幽 is a reduplicated adjective (AA pattern) used in literary or written Chinese to describe something faint, distant, or deeply subtle. It often modifies light (幽幽的灯光 'dim light'), sound (幽幽的叹息 'faint sigh'), or a person's gaze or mood (眼神幽幽 'deep, unfathomable eyes'). The word carries a poetic, melancholic, or mysterious tone and is not used in casual conversation.
r.f.
(adj.) faintdim (of light, sound, or smell)(adj.) deepprofoundunfathomable (of atmosphere, emotion, or expression)
Examples
- 幽幽。Fángjiān lǐ zhǐ yǒu yì zhǎn yōu yōu de táidēng.There was only a dim desk lamp in the room.
- 幽幽。Cóng yuǎnchù chuánlái yōu yōu de díshēng.The faint sound of a flute came from afar.
- 幽幽，。Tā yōu yōu de kànzhe wǒ, yí jù huà yě bù shuō.She looked at me with an unfathomable gaze, not saying a word.
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