月明星稀 in Chinese

IPA: /ɥɛ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jyːt̚² mɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɥɛ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/, /jyːt̚² mɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yuèmíngxīngxī [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥㄒㄧ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jyut⁶ ming⁴ sing¹ hei¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yuèmíngxīngxī [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yuèmíngsingsi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yüeh⁴-ming²-hsing¹-hsi¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], ywè-míng-syīng-syī [Mandarin, Yale], yuehmingshingshi [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], юэминсинси [Mandarin, Palladius], jueminsinsi [Mandarin, Palladius], yuht mìhng sīng hēi [Cantonese, Yale], jyt⁹ ming⁴ sing¹ hei¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yud⁶ ming⁴ xing¹ héi¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Duan Ge Xing by 曹操 (Cao Cao): : 月明星稀，烏鵲南飛。繞樹三匝，何枝可依？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]月明星稀，乌鹊南飞。绕树三匝，何枝可依？ [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: 2nd–3rd century CE, 曹操 (Cao Cao), 短歌行 Yuèmíngxīngxī, wūquè nán fēi. Rào shù sān zā, hé zhī kě yī? [Pinyin] The moon is bright and the stars are few, and southward the crows flew. Circling the tree thrice, on which branch can they perch? Etymology templates: {{l|zh|曹操//|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=|tr=}} 曹操, {{lw|zh|曹操}} 曹操, {{l|zh|曹操//|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=|tr=}} 曹操, {{lw|zh|曹操}} 曹操, {{l|zh|短歌行//|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=|tr=}} 短歌行, {{lw|zh|s:zh:短歌行 (曹操)|短歌行}} 短歌行, {{zh-x|月明星稀，烏鵲南飛。繞樹三匝，何枝可依？|The moon is bright and the stars are few, and southward the crows flew. Circling the tree thrice, on which branch can they perch?|CL|collapsed=y|ref=2nd–3rd century CE, 曹操 (Cao Cao), 短歌行}} 月明星稀，烏鵲南飛。繞樹三匝，何枝可依？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]月明星稀，乌鹊南飞。绕树三匝，何枝可依？ [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: 2nd–3rd century CE, 曹操 (Cao Cao), 短歌行 Yuèmíngxīngxī, wūquè nán fēi. Rào shù sān zā, hé zhī kě yī? [Pinyin] The moon is bright and the stars are few, and southward the crows flew. Circling the tree thrice, on which branch can they perch? Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 月明星稀

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"月明星稀" meaning in Chinese

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