金烏西墜,玉兔東昇

简 金乌西坠,玉兔东升 · 繁 金烏西墜,玉兔東昇
Mandarin · pinyin jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēng

Meanings

  1. lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
  2. fig. at sunset
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金
jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
烏
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西
xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
墜
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玉
yù · jade, precious stone, gem
兔
tù · rabbit, hare
東
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
昇
shēng · rise, ascent; peaceful; peace
乌
wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark
坠
zhuì · fall down, drop, sink, go to ruin
东
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
升
shēng · arise, go up; hoist; advance; hexagram ䷭
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金烏西墜,玉兔東昇 · jin1 wu1 xi1 zhui4 , yu4 tu4 dong1 sheng1
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Exact source record金烏西墜,玉兔東昇 金乌西坠,玉兔东升 [jin1 wu1 xi1 zhui4 , yu4 tu4 dong1 sheng1] /lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east/fig. at sunset/