日月重光

Mandarin · pinyin rì yuè chóng guāng

Meanings

  1. the sun and moon shine once more
  2. fig. things get back to normal after an upheaval
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日
rì · sun; day; daytime
月
yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
重
zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
光
guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only
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4–4–2–1 · ri4 yue4 chong2 guang1

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jat6 jyut6 cung4 gwong1

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日月重光 · ri4 yue4 chong2 guang1
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Exact source record日月重光 日月重光 [ri4 yue4 chong2 guang1] /the sun and moon shine once more/fig. things get back to normal after an upheaval/