举头望明月

舉頭望明月
jǔtóuwàngmíngyuè
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 I raise my head and gaze at the bright moon
  2. 2 evokes homesickness under moonlight
  3. 3 line from Li Bai's 'Quiet Night Thoughts'

Examples

Zhōngqiū wǎnshàng tā dúzì jǔ tóu wàng míng yuè, bùjīn xiǎngqǐ le jiārén.
On Mid-Autumn night he lifted his head to the bright moon, thinking of family despite himself.
Jǔ tóu wàng míng yuè, dī tóu sī gùxiāng — zhè liǎng jù jīhū měi ge Zhōngguó háizi dōu huì bèi.
'Looking up at the bright moon, lowering my head I long for home' — nearly every Chinese child knows these lines.

Stroke Order

tóu
wàng
míng
yuè