参辰卯酉 — “The stars Shen and Chen, Mao and You (dawn and dusk)”
参辰卯酉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be diametrically opposed or mutually exclusive, like two stars appearing in opposite directions at opposite times; to be completely unrelated. It can also refer to distinguishing between right and wrong”. Literally, “The stars Shen and Chen, Mao and You (dawn and dusk)”.
参辰卯酉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- cēn参cī差bù不qí齐uneven in quality or length
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What does 参辰卯酉 mean?
参辰卯酉 (shēn chén mǎo yǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be diametrically opposed or mutually exclusive, like two stars appearing in opposite directions at opposite times; to be completely unrelated. It can also refer to distinguishing between right and wrong”.
How do you pronounce 参辰卯酉?
参辰卯酉 is pronounced shēn chén mǎo yǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 参辰卯酉 literally mean?
Literally, 参辰卯酉 means “the stars Shen and Chen, Mao and You (dawn and dusk)”. It is used to mean “to be diametrically opposed or mutually exclusive, like two stars appearing in opposite directions at opposite times; to be completely unrelated. It can also refer to distinguishing between right and wrong”.
What is the Chinese definition of 参辰卯酉?
①参、辰，二星名。参星酉时出于西方，辰星卯时出于东方。参与辰，卯与酉相对立，故用以比喻互不相关或势不两立。②犹是非曲直。