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ái (literary) white as snow

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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皑 is a phono-semantic compound with the white radical 白 on the left, indicating its semantic connection to whiteness or brightness. The component 岂 (豈 in the traditional form 皚) on the right serves as the phonetic element. Its meaning is specialized, almost exclusively describing the pure, brilliant whiteness of snow or frost. It is most commonly found in the compound 皑皑, used as an adjective to evoke the dazzling, immaculate quality of a snow-covered landscape, rather than as a general term for the color white.

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雪山真美丽。

Xuě shān ái ái zhēn měi lì.

The snow-white mountains are really beautiful.

白雪盖屋顶。

Ái ái bái xuě gài wū dǐng.

Snow-white snow covers the roof.

田野一片雪。

Tián yě yī piàn ái ái xuě.

The field is a sheet of snow-white snow.

雪光映夕阳。

Ái ái xuě guāng yìng xī yáng.

The snow-white snowlight reflects the sunset.

孩子们喜欢冬雪。

Hái zi men xǐ huān ái ái dōng xuě.

Children like the snow-white winter snow.

积雪阻碍了交通。

Ái ái jī xuě zǔ ài le jiāo tōng.

The snow-white accumulated snow obstructs traffic.

山巅在云端若隐若现。

Ái ái shān diān zài yún duān ruò yǐn ruò xiàn.

The snow-white mountain peak looms in and out of the clouds.

尽管白雪带来了寒冷,但它也净化了空气。

Jǐn guǎn ái ái bái xuě dài lái le hán lěng, dàn tā yě jìng huà le kōng qì.

Although the snow-white snow brings coldness, it also purifies the air.