月明星稀
Chinese
| moon; month | clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty |
star; satellite; small amount | diluted; sparse | ||
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| simp. and trad. (月明星稀) |
月 | 明 | 星 | 稀 | |
Etymology
From Duan Ge Xing by 曹操 (Cao Cao):
- 月明星稀，烏鵲南飛。繞樹三匝，何枝可依？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 2nd–3rd century CE, 曹操 (Cao Cao), 短歌行
- Yuèmíngxīngxī, wūquè nán fēi. Rào shù sān zā, hé zhī kě yī? [Pinyin]
- The moon is bright and the stars are few, and southward the crows flew. Circling the tree thrice, on which branch can they perch?
月明星稀，乌鹊南飞。绕树三匝，何枝可依？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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