明月 (míng yuè) — bright moon; moonlight; (literary) legendary luminous pearl
Definition
A literary noun for the bright, clear moon — the moon as a poetic image, not just 月亮 in elevated language. The second sense ('legendary luminous pearl') is a rare literary allusion and rarely needed.
noun
bright moonmoonlight(literary) legendary luminous pearl
Measure word · 轮
Examples
- 明月。Jīn wǎn de míng yuè hěn měi.Tonight's bright moon is very beautiful.
- 明月。míng yuè Guà zài tiān kōng zhōng.The bright moon hangs in the sky.
- 明月。Tā wàng zhe míng yuè xiǎng qǐ le jiā xiāng.He looked at the bright moon and thought of his hometown.
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