北極光

Chinese

north
utmost; pole; extreme
utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit
 
 light; ray; bright
trad. (北極光) 北 極 光
simp. (北极光) 北 极 光

Etymology

From 北極／北极 (Běijí, “the North Pole”) + 光 (guāng, “light”) or 北 (běi, “north”) + 極光／极光 (jíguāng, “polar light”).

Pronunciation

Noun

北極光

  1. northern lights; the aurora of the northern hemisphere
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