日月 (rì yuè) — sun and moon; time; days; life; livelihood

Definição

Literary word for 'sun and moon', often used together to mean 'time / days' or 'one's livelihood' in classical or poetic contexts. Far more formal than the everyday time word 时间.

noun
sun and moontimedayslifelivelihood

Exemplos

  • 日月
    rì yuè Rú suō, zhuǎn yǎn yòu shì yì nián.
    Time flies like a shuttle — another year has passed in a blink.
  • 日月
    Nóng mín kào rì yuè guò huó, shōu cheng hǎo huài quán kàn tiān.
    Farmers make their livelihood by the sun and moon — the harvest depends entirely on the weather.
  • 日月
    Gǔ rén cháng yǐ rì yuè bǐ yù guāng míng yǔ hēi àn.
    Ancient people often used the sun and moon as a metaphor for light and darkness.

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