金きん烏う玉ぎょく兎と

noun

sun and moon

Archaic literary term; a yojijukugo using the mythical golden crow (sun) and jade rabbit (moon). Rarely used in modern Japanese outside of classical or poetic contexts.

See also: 烏兎

• 「金きん烏う玉ぎょく兎と」は、太たい陽ようと月つきを表あらわす古ふるい四よ字じ熟じゅく語ごです。

  "Kin'u gyokuto" is an old four-character idiom that represents the sun and moon.