shuò​wàng

the 1st and 15th days of the lunar month

  • created sense approved 朔望 · shuò​wàng · paying respects — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    shuò​wàng

    paying respects

    (literary) Ritual of paying one's respects on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.

    朔 (literal) → 朔 · shuò · new moon 望 (literal) → 望 · wàng · full moon

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  • created sense approved 朔望 · shuò​wàng · the 1st and 15th days of the lunar month — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    shuò​wàng

    the 1st and 15th days of the lunar month

    The new moon and full moon; the first and the fifteenth days of each lunar month.

    朔 (literal) → 朔 · shuò · new moon 望 (literal) → 望 · wàng · full moon

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  • created sense approved 朔望 · shuò​wàng · syzygy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    shuò​wàng

    syzygy

    An astronomical alignment of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system, such as the sun, earth, and moon, during a new moon or full moon.

    朔 (literal) → 朔 · shuò · new moon 望 (literal) → 望 · wàng · full moon

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