金烏西墜，玉兔東昇 jīn wū xī zhuì ， yù tù dōng shēng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

金 jīn
HSK 4
gold; metals in general; money
烏 wū crow, rook, raven; black, dark
西 xī
HSK 1
west(ern); westward, occident
墜 zhuì fall down, drop, sink, go to ruin
玉 yù
HSK 5
jade, precious stone, gem
兔 tù
HSK 5
rabbit, hare
東 dōng east, eastern, eastward
昇 shēng rise, ascent; peaceful; peace