晨星 (chén xīng) — morning stars (stars visible in the pre-dawn sky); Mercury (the planet, when it appears as the morning star); (in the idiom 寥若晨星) a rare or sparse occurrence
Definition
Literally 'morning star(s)' — the stars seen just before dawn, and also the Chinese name for the planet Mercury when it rises in the east before the sun.
noun
morning stars (stars visible in the pre-dawn sky)Mercury (the planet, when it appears as the morning star)(in the idiom 寥若晨星) a rare or sparse occurrence
Measure word · 颗
Examples
- ，晨星。Lí míng shí fēn, tiān biān yǐn yuē yǒu jǐ kē chén xīng.At dawn, a few morning stars were faintly visible on the horizon.
- 晨星。chén xīng Shì tài yáng xì zhōng lí tài yáng zuì jìn de xíng xīng.Mercury is the closest planet to the sun in the solar system.
- 寥晨星。Rú jīn zhè zhǒng gǔ shū yǐ jīng liáo ruò chén xīng le.Such ancient books are now as rare as morning stars.
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