金乌西坠，玉兔东升
Traditional: 金烏西墜，玉兔東昇Dictionary entry
lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
What does 金乌西坠，玉兔东升 mean?
金乌西坠，玉兔东升 (jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
2fig. at sunset
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金Jīnsurname Jin · surname Kim (Korean)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西Xīthe West · abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]坠zhuìto fall · to drop玉yùjade兔tùvariant of 兔[tu4]东Dōngsurname Dong升shēngto ascend; to rise · to promote; to elevate
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金乌西坠，玉兔东升
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