Venus as the evening star (archaic)
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
evening star; Venus in the western sky at dusk
archaicArchaic Chinese astronomical term for the planet Venus when it appears after sunset. In classical texts, it is often paired with '启明' (the morning star), which is also Venus.
《
Shī诗
jīng经
》
zhōng中
yǒu有
'
dōng东
yǒu有
qǐ启
míng明
，
xī西
yǒu有
cháng长
gēng庚
'
de的
jù句
zi子
。
The 'Book of Songs' contains the line, 'In the east there is the Morning Star, in the west there is the Evening Star.'
Gǔ古
rén人
jiāng将
huáng黄
hūn昏
shí时
jiàn见
dào到
de的
jīn金
xīng星
chēng称
wéi为
cháng长
gēng庚
。
The ancients called Venus, seen at dusk, 'Chang Geng'.