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金乌西坠，玉兔东升

jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēng

9-character word Traditional 金烏西墜，玉兔東昇

What 金乌西坠，玉兔东升 means

1. lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
2. fig. at sunset

The characters in 金乌西坠，玉兔东升

• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
• 乌wūcrow; black
• 西xīwest
• 坠zhuìto fall; to drop; to weigh down
• 玉yùjade
• 兔tùrabbit
• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 升shēngto ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter