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金乌西坠，玉兔东升

jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

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/

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Other forms in these source records: 金烏西墜，玉兔東昇

  • 金
    jīn

    gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

    Jīn

    surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

  • 乌
    wū

    crow / black

    wù

    used in 烏拉|乌拉[wù la] / used in 烏拉草|乌拉草[wù la cǎo]

    Wū

    abbr. for country names that begin with 烏|乌[wū]: Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wū kè lán], Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦|乌兹别克斯坦[Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn] etc / surname Wu

  • 西
    xī

    west

    Xī

    the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá] / Spanish

  • 坠
    zhuì

    to fall / to drop / to weigh down

  • 玉
    yù

    jade

  • 兔
    tù

    rabbit

  • 东
    dōng

    east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

    Dōng

    surname Dong

  • 升
    shēng

    to ascend / to rise / to promote / to elevate / liter / unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗[dǒu]) / to ascend / to rise (variant of 升[shēng]) / to promote / to elevate (variant of 升[shēng])

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.