Meaning of 食既
食既 means second contact (in eclipse); the moment when the umbral shadow first becomes internally tangent to the solar or lunar disk, marking the beginning of totality. Pronounced shí jì.
- second contact (in eclipse); the moment when the umbral shadow first becomes internally tangent to the solar or lunar disk, marking the beginning of totality
Definitions & Examples
Běn本
cì次
rì日
quán全
shí食
de的
shí食
jì既
shí时
kè刻
yù预
jì计
wéi为
shàng上
wǔ午
jiǔ九
diǎn点
èr二
shí十
fēn分
。
The second contact of this total solar eclipse is predicted for 9:20 AM.
Tiān天
wén文
xué学
jiā家
tōng通
guò过
jīng精
mì密
jì计
suàn算
què确
dìng定
le了
shí食
jì既
de的
zhǔn准
què确
shí时
jiān间
。
Astronomers determined the precise time of second contact through meticulous calculation.
Shí食
jì既
zhī之
hòu后
，
tài太
yáng阳
bèi被
wán完
quán全
zhē遮
bì蔽
，
tiān天
kōng空
zhòu骤
rán然
àn暗
le了
xià下
lái来
。
After second contact, the sun was completely obscured and the sky suddenly darkened.