金烏西墜,玉兔東昇 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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
gold; money; golden
black; crow; surname Wu
west; the West; abbr. for Spain 西xī bān yá
to fall; to drop; to weigh down
jade
rabbit; variant of
east; surname Dong
to ascend; to promote; to rise in rank