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明月几时有

明月幾時有
míng yuè jǐ shí yǒu
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 when does the bright moon appear?
  2. 2 opening line of Su Shi's famous Mid-Autumn ci poem
  3. 3 a rhetorical question addressed to the moon

Examples

HSK 7-9
中秋夜他轻声吟诵"明月几时有，把酒问青天"。
Zhōngqiū yè tā qīngshēng yínsòng " míng yuè jǐ shí yǒu, bǎ jiǔ wèn qīngtiān ".
On Mid-Autumn night he softly recited 'When does the bright moon appear? Wine in hand, I ask the sky.'
HSK 7-9
苏轼的《水调歌头》开头"明月几时有"几乎人人皆知。
Sū Shì de 《 Shuǐdiào Gētóu 》 kāitóu " míng yuè jǐ shí yǒu " jīhū rénrénjiēzhī.
The opening of Su Shi's 'Shuidiao Getou' - 'When does the bright moon appear' - is known to almost everyone.

Tips

history
出自宋代苏轼《水调歌头·明月几时有》，1076年中秋所作：明月几时有？把酒问青天。不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年。是中文最著名的词作之一。
culture
1983年邓丽君演唱的《但愿人长久》使此词广为流传，成为中秋节的标志性音乐。

In Pop Culture

但愿人长久 Dànyuànrénchángjiǔ
May We Live Long
1983 song by Teresa Teng 邓丽君 setting Su Shi's ci to music, covered by countless artists.

Stroke Order

明 míng
月 yuè
几 jǐ
时 shí
有 yǒu