三明 (Sān míng) — the three luminaries (sun, moon, and stars)

Definition

Literary/classical term for the 'three luminaries' — the sun, moon, and stars together. Found mostly in poetry and ancient texts, not in everyday speech.

noun

the three luminaries (sun, moon, and stars)

Examples

三明。
Gǔ dài rén rèn wéi Sān míng shì tiān kōng zhōng zuì liàng de sān gè tiān tǐ.
Ancient people considered the three luminaries to be the three brightest celestial bodies in the sky.
，三明。
Zài zhōng wén gǔ shī zhōng, Sān míng cháng cháng dài biǎo guāng míng.
In classical Chinese poetry, the three luminaries often represent brightness.
三明。
Hěn duō gǔ dài shī gē dōu zàn měi le Sān míng de měi lì.
Many ancient poems praise the beauty of the three luminaries.

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