东兔西乌 in English dong1 tu4 xi1 wu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the sun setting and the moon rising (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically the passage of time

Simplified Characters

东 兔 西 乌

Traditional Characters

東 兔 西 烏

Pinyin

dong1 tu4 xi1 wu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

东dong1surname Dong 兔tu4variant of 兔[tu4] 西xi1the West 乌wu1abbr. for Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wu1 ke4 lan2]