金烏玉兎

金烏玉兎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金	烏	玉	兎
きん Grade: 1	う Jinmeiyō	ぎょく Grade: 1	と Jinmeiyō
kan’on	goon	kan’on

Etymology

Yoji jukugo (四字熟語), from 金烏 (“the golden crow; the sun”) +‎ 玉兎 (“the jade rabbit; the moon”), Chinese 金烏玉兔／金乌玉兔 (jīnwūyùtù)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) き​んうぎょ​くと (Atamadaka + Atamadaka – [1]-[1])[1]

• IPA^(key): [kʲĩɰ̃ɯ̟ᵝ ɡʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝto̞]

Noun

金(きん)烏(う)玉(ぎょく)兎(と) • (kin'u gyokuto) 

1. (literary, collective) Synonym of 日月 (jitsugetsu, “the sun and the moon”)

   Synonym: 烏兎 (uto)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN