Definition
涟漪 is a literary term for the small ripples or gentle waves on a water surface. It often carries a poetic or figurative sense when describing subtle emotional stirrings or a train of thought. In everyday speech, 波纹 is more common; 涟漪 appears in written Chinese, prose, and lyrics.
n.
ripples (on water, literary)(figurative) subtle emotional stirringsripples of feeling
Examples
- ，涟漪。Wēifēng fú guò, húmiàn fànqǐ céngcéng lián yī.A gentle breeze passed, and layers of ripples spread across the lake.
- 涟漪。Tā de huà zài wǒ xīnzhōng jīqǐ le lián yī.Her words stirred ripples in my heart.
- 涟漪。Píngjìng de shēnghuó ǒu'ěr yě huì fànqǐ yì sī lián yī.Even a calm life will occasionally stir up a faint ripple.
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