金烏玉兔

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Chinese

the golden crow, the three-legged crow living in the sun The Jade Rabbit
trad. (金烏玉兔) 金烏 玉兔
simp. (金乌玉兔) 金乌 玉兔

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金烏玉兔

  1. (Chinese mythology) the golden crow and the jade rabbit
  2. (literary, figuratively) sun and moon; passing of time