千里共婵娟

千里共嬋娟
qiānlǐgòngchánjuān
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 though a thousand miles apart, we share the same bright moon
  2. 2 distant loved ones united under the moonlight
  3. 3 famous closing line of Su Shi's Mid-Autumn ci poem

Examples

Zhōngqiū jiājié, wǒmen suīrán bùnéng tuánjù, dàn qiān lǐ gòng chánjuān.
On Mid-Autumn we cannot gather, but a thousand miles apart we share the same bright moon.
Tā zài hǎiwài dúshū, fùmǔ zài jiā, qiān lǐ gòng chánjuān.
She studies abroad while her parents remain at home — they share the moon across a thousand miles.

Stroke Order

qiān
gòng
chán
juān