日升月恆
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See also: 日升月恒
Chinese[edit]
day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) |
to raise; to hoist; to promote to raise; to hoist; to promote; pint |
moon; month | permanent | ||
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trad. (日升月恆) | 日 | 升 | 月 | 恆 | |
simp. (日升月恒) | 日 | 升 | 月 | 恒 | |
Literally: “the sun rises and the moon waxes”. |
Etymology[edit]
From Shijing:
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
日升月恆
- (figuratively) in the ascendant; ever increasing