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月是故乡明

月是故鄉明
yuèshìgùxiāngmíng
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 the moon is brightest above one's hometown
  2. 2 nothing compares to home — a homesick perspective
  3. 3 line from Du Fu's 'Moonlit Night Remembering My Brothers'

Examples

在国外过节，总觉得月是故乡明。
Zài guówài guò jié, zǒng juéde yuè shì gùxiāng míng.
Spending holidays abroad, I always feel the moon shines brightest over home.
露从今夜白，月是故乡明——杜甫道出了游子的心声。
Lù cóng jīn yè bái, yuè shì gùxiāng míng — Dù Fǔ dàochū le yóuzǐ de xīnshēng.
'Dew turns white from tonight, the moon shines brightest over home' — Du Fu voiced every wanderer's heart.

Stroke Order

月 yuè
是 shì
故 gù
乡 xiāng
明 míng