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Definition
Hazy blue-green mountain scenery, or a shady retreat on a green hill.
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How it's used
This term is primarily literary and evokes a sense of poetic, serene beauty found in traditional landscape paintings. It is rarely used in casual, everyday speech and is mostly encountered in written descriptions, song lyrics, or formal poetry. Using it in a standard conversation might make you sound overly dramatic or like you are reciting a classical text.
Examples
The distant mountain peaks are covered in a hazy blue mist, so beautiful.
Do you like that feeling of hazy, green mountain scenery?
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a common adjective for green, but it specifically refers to the atmospheric, hazy quality of distant green mountains rather than the color of an object itself.
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Grammar guides
- TonesCantonese has six tones, and the tones can change in certain grammatical contexts. Learn the six tones and the rules for tone change.
- Time and datesClock time, days of the week, months, and years. The patterns you need to make plans and talk about when things happen.
- Modal verbsHow to say can, will, may, should, must, and want. The core modal verbs of Cantonese and the differences that trip up beginners.
