crescent moon
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
crescent moon; new moon (in the shape of a sprouting moon)
informalColloquial term for the crescent-shaped moon. Often used with the erhua suffix as 月芽儿 (yuè yár). Also written as the standard form 月牙.
Tiān天
shang上
guà挂
zhe着
yí一
gè个
yuè月
yár芽
儿
。
A crescent moon hangs in the sky.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
bǐng饼
gān干
shì是
yuè月
yá芽
xíng形
de的
，
hěn很
hǎo好
chī吃
。
These cookies are crescent-shaped and very delicious.
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Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
nǎi奶
nai奶
cháng常
shuō说
，
yuè月
yár芽
bù儿
néng不
zhǐ能
zhe指
bù着
，
rán不
huì然
gē会
ěr割
duo耳
朵
。
When I was little, Grandma often said you shouldn't point at the crescent moon, or it would cut your ears.