颯颯
Chinese
    
| declining; sound of wind | declining; sound of wind | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (颯颯) | 颯 | 颯 | |
| simp. (飒飒) | 飒 | 飒 | |
Pronunciation
    
Noun
    
颯颯
- (onomatopoeia) the sound of wind, rain, water, etc.; sough; rustle
- 風颯颯兮木蕭蕭,思公子兮徒離憂。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
 - From: c. 4th century BCE, Qu Yuan (屈原), 《九歌·山鬼》, based on the translation by Herbert Allen Giles, 1922.
 - Fēng sàsà xī mù xiāoxiāo, sī gōngzǐ xī tú líyōu. [Pinyin]
 - The gale rushes fitfully through the whispering trees. And I am thinking of my prince, but in vain; for I cannot lay my grief.
 
风飒飒兮木萧萧,思公子兮徒离忧。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
 
Derived terms
    
- 淅淅颯颯/淅淅飒飒
 - 瀟瀟颯颯/潇潇飒飒
 
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