东兔西乌

Traditional: 東兔西烏

dōng tù xī wū

Dictionary entry

lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)

What does 东兔西乌 mean?

东兔西乌 (dōng tù xī wū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)

2fig. the passage of time

Character breakdown

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东Dōngsurname Dong 兔tùvariant of 兔[tu4]西Xīthe West · abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]乌Wūabbr. for country names that begin with 烏|乌[wu1]: Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wu1 ke4 lan2], Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦|乌兹别克斯坦[Wu1 zi1 bie2 ke4 si1 tan3] etc · surname Wu

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东兔西乌

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