chū​kuī

first contact

  • created sense approved 初亏/初虧 · chū​kuī · first contact — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    初亏 / 初虧

    chū​kuī

    first contact

    The beginning of a solar or lunar eclipse when the moon or the Earth's shadow first begins to cover the disk of the sun or moon.

    初 (literal) → 初 · chū · beginning 亏 (literal) → 亏/虧 · kuī · to wane

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