烏う兎と

noun

sun and moon

Abbreviation of 金烏玉兎 (きんうぎょくと), a classical Chinese-derived expression for the sun and moon. Extremely rare and literary; not used in everyday Japanese.

See also: 金烏玉兎

• 「烏う兎と」は、金きん烏う玉ぎょく兎との略りゃくで、太たい陽ようと月つきを表あらわす雅が語ごである。

  烏兎 is an abbreviation of 金烏玉兎, an elegant term for the sun and moon.

noun

time; years; months

Extended literary use: the passage of time, years, or months, derived from the sun and moon imagery. Found only in classical or highly stylized writing.

• 古こ典てんでは「烏う兎と匆そう匆そう」のように、月つき日ひの過すぎる速はやさを表あらわす表ひょう現げんがある。

  In classical texts, expressions like 烏兎匆匆 convey the swift passage of time.