日月星辰

Chinese

sun and moon; life; livelihood stars; heavenly bodies
trad. (日月星辰) 日月 星辰
simp. #(日月星辰) 日月 星辰

Pronunciation

Noun

日月星辰

  1. the sun, the moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies
    • 乃命羲和，欽若昊天，曆象日月星辰，敬授人時。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
      乃命羲和，钦若昊天，历象日月星辰，敬授人时。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
      From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
      Nǎi mìng Xī Hé, qīn ruò hàotiān, lìxiàng rìyuèxīngchén, jìngshòu rénshí. [Pinyin]
      He commanded the Hsi Ho, in reverent accordance with the wide heavens, to calculate and delineate [the movements and appearances of] the sun, the moon, the stars, and the zodiacal spaces, and so to deliver respectfully the seasons to be observed by the people.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (日月星辰):
  • → Japanese: 日月星辰(じつげつせいしん) (jitsugetsuseishin)
  • → Korean: 일월성신(日月星辰) (irwolseongsin)
  • → Vietnamese: nhật nguyệt tinh thần (日月星辰)
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