月是故鄉明

Chinese

		moon; month	be; yes; this	native land; hometown; birthplace	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
trad. (月是故鄉明/月是故鄕明)		月	是	故鄉/故鄕	明
simp. (月是故乡明)		月	是	故乡	明
Literally: “The moon in the homeland is brighter”.

Etymology

Quoted from Du Fu's poem:

露從今夜白，月是故鄉明。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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露从今夜白，月是故乡明。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Du Fu,《月夜憶舍弟》

Lù cóng jīnyè bái, yuè shì gùxiāng míng. [Pinyin]

This night will be Bailu; and the moon in the homeland is brighter.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuè shì gùxiāng míng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuè shì gùxiāng míng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuè shìh gùsiang míng
    • Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴ shih⁴ ku⁴-hsiang¹ ming²
    • Yale: ywè shr̀ gù-syāng míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yueh shyh guhshiang ming
    • Palladius: юэ ши гусян мин (jue ši gusjan min)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

Idiom

月是故鄉明

1. there's no place like home