月明星稀

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Chinese

moon; month
clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
 
star; satellite; small amount diluted; sparse
simp. and trad.
(月明星稀)

Etymology

From Duan Ge Xing by 曹操 (Cao Cao):

月明星稀烏鵲 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
月明星稀乌鹊 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 2nd–3rd century CE, 曹操 (Cao Cao), 短歌行
Yuèmíngxīngxī, wūquè nán fēi. Rào shù sān zā, hé zhī kě yī?
The moon is bright and the stars are few, and southward the crows flew. Circling the tree thrice, on which branch can they perch?

Pronunciation


Idiom

月明星稀

  1. the moon is bright while the stars are few