粼粼

粼粼

1. (ideophonic, of water) clear and crystalline; bright and clear

   • 揚之水，白石粼粼。我聞有命，不敢以告人。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     扬之水，白石粼粼。我闻有命，不敢以告人。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Yáng zhī shuǐ, bái shí línlín. Wǒ wén yǒu mìng, bù gǎn yǐ gào rén. [Pinyin]

     Amidst the fretted waters,
     The white rocks clearly show.
     We have heard your orders,
     And will not dare to inform any one of them.

   • 2014, “克卜勒 [Kepler]”, in HUSH (lyrics), 克卜勒 [Kepler], performed by 孫燕姿:

     當你沉浸天空那條冰冷的銀河　粼粼的波光夠不夠暖活你 [MSC, trad.]
     当你沉浸天空那条冰冷的银河　粼粼的波光够不够暖活你 [MSC, simp.]

     dāng nǐ chénjìn tiānkōng nà tiáo bīnglěng de yínhé, línlín de bōguāng gòu bù gòu nuǎnhuó nǐ [Pinyin]

     When you immerse yourself in the sky’s freezing cold galaxy,
     Are the sparkling waves enough to keep you warm?