Chinese word 剪影 meaning explanation pronunciation

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Word

Pinyin jiǎn yǐng

Phonetic Notation ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄥˇ

Englishpaper-cut silhouette, outline, sketch

Frenchcontre-jour (photographie)

◎ 剪影 jiǎnyǐng

(1) [sketch;paper-cut silhouette]∶把纸剪成人头、人体的轮廓形象

(2) [outline]∶比喻对事物作轮廓的描写;亦指比喻描写出的轮廓

剪影是汉语词语，读作jiǎn yǐng，早期指把纸剪成人头、人体的轮廓形象，现也比喻对事物作轮廓的描写；亦指比喻描写出的轮廓。