寥 | 939A35 62.91-5 | 部居 | 畫數 14 | ㄌㄧㄠˊ [liao2] . | ||||||||
Adj | (1) Few, scarce: 寥若晨星 (talents, good plays) rare like morning stars. (2) Quiet: 寂寥 silent and lonely; n., solitude. (3) Abstruse, vague, broad and empty: 寥天 (LL) the broad sky; 寥闊 [liao2kuo4]2↓. | |||||||||||
Words | 1.寥廓 [liao2kuo4]1, adj., broad, apparently limitless; silent and serene. 2.寥闊 [liao2kuo4]2, adj., ditto. 3.寥寥 [liao2liao2], adj., empty, scarce: 寥寥無幾 only a few (left, etc.) lonely: 寥寥無伴. 4.寥戾 [liao2li4], adj., (of sound, music) carrying far (嘹唳 preferred). 5.寥落 [liao2luo4], adj., scarce, scanty, meager. |