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月落乌啼
yuè​luò​wū​tí

crows caw as the moon sets

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月落乌啼 月落烏啼 yuè​luò​wū​tí
crows caw as the moon sets
Describes the scene at the break of dawn, referring to the time when the moon disappears and birds begin to cry. Originally from the Tang dynasty poem 枫桥夜泊 fēng​qiáo​yè​bó by 张继 zhāng​jì.

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