半明不滅

半明不灭
bànmíngbùmiè
dull (lamplight)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 半 bàn
  1. half
  2. semi-
  3. incomplete
  4. (after a number) and a half
2 明 míng
  1. bright
  2. opposite: dark 暗 àn
  3. (of meaning) clear
  4. to understand
  5. next
  6. public or open
  7. wise
  8. generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
3 不滅 bùmiè
  1. (literary) to not disappear; to not vanish; to not be obliterated
  2. (literary) to not extinguish (of light or fire); to not go out
  3. to not disappear; to not vanish; to not be obliterated
  4. to not extinguish (of light or fire); to not go out

Related entries

呆滯 dāizhì
  1. dull
  2. lifeless
  3. sluggish
暗滯 ànzhì dull (complexion)
索然 suǒrán
  1. dull
  2. dry
索然無味 suǒránwúwèi
  1. dull
  2. insipid
駑鈍 núdùn
  1. (literary) dull
  2. slow-witted
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