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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

lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
fig. at sunset

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
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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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