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香霧

Pinyin xiāng wùSimplified 香雾usually a girl’s name

Night mist that carries a faint perfume.

What’s wished for

Scented mist dampening cloudlike hair — Du Fu’s “Moonlit Night,” thinking of his wife. Quiet grace, a little softness.

Where it comes from

香雾云鬟湿

xiāng wù yún huán shī

“Your fragrant cloudlike hair is wet with misty dew;”

— Du Fu, “Moonlit Night” (月夜)

About the two characters
香
fragrance; a scent that travels
霧
mist; wet air that softens what you see

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