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黄茅白苇
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黄茅白苇 — “Yellow cogongrass, white reeds”

黄茅白苇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a vast, uniform, and monotonous landscape characterized by continuous stretches of yellow cogongrass and white reeds; describing a desolate or unvaried scene”. Literally, “yellow cogongrass, white reeds”.

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黄茅白苇 Pronunciation and Pinyin

黄茅白苇 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
黄
huáng11yellow color
茅
máo8cogon grass; thatched hut
白
bái5white, bright, clear
苇
wěi7reed

Example Sentence with 黄茅白苇

这片湿地一眼望去,全是黄茅白苇,显得有些荒凉。
Looking across this wetland, all one can see are vast stretches of yellow cogongrass and white reeds, giving it a somewhat desolate appearance.

Idioms Related to 黄茅白苇

More idioms starting with 黄

  • huáng黄yún云bái白cǎo草desolate frontier landscape
  • huáng黄rén人shǒu守rì日a period of great prosperity and stability
  • huáng黄rén人pěng捧rì日excellent order and robust prosperity
  • huáng黄gōng公hǎo好qiān谦excessively modest or feigning humility
  • huáng黄gōng公jiǔ酒lú垆mourn departed friends or bygone days
  • huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草lǚ履simple rustic attire
  • huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草fú服simple, humble clothing of common people
  • huáng黄guàn冠yě野fú服simple rustic attire
  • huáng黄juàn卷yòu幼fù妇a cryptic reference for splendid
  • huáng黄juàn卷qīng青dēng灯solitary diligent study late into night
  • huáng黄fà发ér儿chǐ齿live a long and healthy life
  • huáng黄fā发tái台bèi背elderly people with signs of old age

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Questions about 黄茅白苇

What does 黄茅白苇 mean?

黄茅白苇 (huáng máo bái wěi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a vast, uniform, and monotonous landscape characterized by continuous stretches of yellow cogongrass and white reeds; describing a desolate or unvaried scene”.

How do you pronounce 黄茅白苇?

黄茅白苇 is pronounced huáng máo bái wěi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 黄茅白苇 literally mean?

Literally, 黄茅白苇 means “yellow cogongrass, white reeds”. It is used to mean “a vast, uniform, and monotonous landscape characterized by continuous stretches of yellow cogongrass and white reeds; describing a desolate or unvaried scene”.

What is the Chinese definition of 黄茅白苇?

连片生长的黄色茅草或白色芦苇。形容齐一而单调的情景。

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