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玉兔

Mandarin · pinyin yù tù

the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon)
the Moon

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玉: yù · jade, precious stone, gem
兔: tù · rabbit, hare

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4–4 · yu4 tu4

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noun

(Chinese mythology) The Jade Rabbit; alternative name for 月兔 (yuètù, “the Moon Rabbit”).
(literary, figuratively) the moon

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