金乌西坠，玉兔东升 in English jin1 wu1 xi1 zhui4 , yu4 tu4 dong1 sheng1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
  • metaphorically at sunset

Simplified Characters

金 乌 西 坠 ， 玉 兔 东 升

Traditional Characters

金 烏 西 墜 ， 玉 兔 東 昇

Pinyin

jin1 wu1 xi1 zhui4 , yu4 tu4 dong1 sheng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

金jin1surname Jin 乌wu1abbr. for Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wu1 ke4 lan2] 西xi1the West 坠zhui4to fall ， 玉yu4jade 兔tu4variant of 兔[tu4] 东dong1surname Dong 升sheng1to ascend