Morning Star; Venus at dawn
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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the Morning Star; Venus as seen in the eastern sky before sunrise
literaryA literary and astronomical term used in classical Chinese texts to refer to the planet Venus when it appears as the morning star. Distinguished from 长庚 (Changgeng), which refers to Venus as the evening star.
Qǐ启
míng明
zài在
dōng东
fāng方
tiān天
jì际
shǎn闪
shuò烁
zhe着
wēi微
ruò弱
de的
guāng光
máng芒
。
The Morning Star twinkled with a faint light on the eastern horizon.
Gǔ古
rén人
chēng称
chén晨
xīng星
wéi为
qǐ启
míng明
，
hūn昏
xīng星
wéi为
cháng长
gēng庚
。
Ancient people called the morning star Qiming and the evening star Changgeng.
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《
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
jì记
zǎi载
。
The Book of Songs records, "In the east there is Qiming, in the west there is Changgeng."