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日月重光

rì yuè chóng guāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the sun and moon shine once more / fig. things get back to normal after an upheaval
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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.

Source record: cd-d6365704172f34b6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

日月重光 日月重光 [ri4 yue4 chong2 guang1] /the sun and moon shine once more/fig. things get back to normal after an upheaval/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 日
    rì

    (bound form) sun / day / day of the month / (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Rì běn]) / (vulgar) to fuck / to have sex with

  • 月
    yuè

    moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[gè],輪|轮[lún]

  • 重
    chóng

    to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer

    zhòng

    heavy / serious / to attach importance to

  • 光
    guāng

    light / ray (CL:道[dào]) / bright / shiny / only / merely / used up / finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.