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