Meaning of 既望
既望 means the day after the full moon; the 16th day of the lunar month. Pronounced jì wàng.
- the day after the full moon; the 16th day of the lunar month
Definitions & Examples
《
Qián前
Chì赤
Bì壁
Fù赋
》
kāi开
piān篇
xiě写
dào道
：
“
Rén壬
Xū戌
zhī之
qiū秋
，
qī七
yuè月
jì既
wàng望
，
Sū苏
zǐ子
yǔ与
kè客
fàn泛
zhōu舟
yóu游
yú于
Chì赤
Bì壁
zhī之
xià下
。
”
The "First Ode to the Red Cliff" begins: "In the autumn of the year Renxu, on the sixteenth day of the seventh lunar month, I, Su Shi, with a guest, boated beneath the Red Cliff."
Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
cháng常
yòng用
“
jì既
wàng望
”
lái来
jì纪
rì日
。
Ancient documents often used "jiwang" to record dates.
Àn按
zhào照
nóng农
lì历
，
bā八
yuè月
jì既
wàng望
tōng通
cháng常
shì是
yuè月
liang亮
zuì最
yuán圆
de的
hòu后
yī一
tiān天
。
According to the lunar calendar, the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival full moon is typically the 16th day of the eighth month.