- 金乌玉兔 jīnwūyùtù sun and moonThe sun and the moon; refers to the legend that a three-legged golden crow lives in the sun and a white jade rabbit lives on the moon.
- 金乌西坠,玉兔东升 jīnwūxīzhuìyùtùdōngshēng at sunsetThe sun sets in the west and the moon rises in the east. This poetic expression uses the "golden bird" to represent the sun and the "jade hare" to represent the moon.