the Jade Rabbit; the moon (literary)
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the Jade Rabbit; the moon (literary/poetic)
literaryDerived from Chinese mythology in which a jade rabbit lives on the moon with Chang'e, pounding the elixir of life. Used exclusively in literary, poetic, or formal contexts to describe the moon or moonrise.
Yè夜
mù幕
jiàng降
lín临
，
yù玉
tù兔
dōng东
shēng升
，
dà大
dì地
lǒng笼
zhào罩
zài在
yín银
sè色
de的
yuè月
guāng光
zhōng中
。
As night fell, the moon rose in the east, enveloping the earth in silvery moonlight.
Chuán传
shuō说
yuè月
gōng宫
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
zhī只
yù玉
tù兔
zài在
dǎo捣
yào药
。
Legend says there is a jade rabbit pounding medicine in the lunar palace.
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Zhōng中
qiū秋
zhī之
yè夜
，
yù玉
tù兔
gāo高
xuán悬
，
qīng清
huī辉
sǎ洒
mǎn满
rén人
jiān间
。
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the jade rabbit hung high, casting its pure light upon the world.
Shī诗
rén人
yǎng仰
wàng望
yè夜
kōng空
zhōng中
de的
yù玉
tù兔
，
xiě写
xià下
le了
zhè这
shǒu首
qiān千
gǔ古
míng名
piān篇
。
The poet gazed up at the jade rabbit in the night sky and wrote this eternal masterpiece.