月是故乡明

月是故鄉明

yuè shì gùxiāng míng

quotation

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

在国外过节，总觉得月是故乡明。

Zài guówài guòjié, zǒng juéde yuèshìgùxiāngmíng.

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。

Lùcóngjīnyèbái, yuèshìgùxiāngmíng — — Dùfǔ dàochū le yóu zǐ de xīnshēng.

'Dew turns white from tonight, the moon shines brightest over home' — Du Fu voiced every wanderer's heart.

Tips

Stroke Order

月 yuè

是 shì

故 gù

乡 xiāng

明 míng