杳杳

杳杳

1. (literary, poetic) dark; obscure

   • 眴兮杳杳，孔靜幽默。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     眴兮杳杳，孔静幽默。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Xuàn xī yǎoyǎo, kǒng jìng yōumò. [Pinyin]

     Wherever I see, it is dark and empty, amid total silence.

   • 下有陳死人，杳杳即長暮。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     下有陈死人，杳杳即长暮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: a. early 3rd century, 14th entry in the Nineteen Old Poems (《古詩十九首·驅車上東門》)

     Xià yǒu chén sǐrén, yǎoyǎo jí cháng mù. [Pinyin]

     Underneath are the ancient corpses, forever detained in darkness.