Abstract
The present article tends to discuss the Chinese cultural implications by taking deep analysis of the words and phrases containing yue 月（moon）. It could help us discover the rich and profound Chinese culture and enhance our understanding of national thinking mode, cultural psychological structure, social system and living custom. From those words containing moon, we can understand the plain and poetic moon culture in Chinese traditional culture: First, the moon embodies the immorality and eternity of life in the phrases such as, rishengyueheng 日升月恒. Second, the moon itself constitutes a pleasant scenery which is a marvelously inventive scene and let people get beautiful enjoyment, for example, chunhuaqiuyue 春花秋月, or yuelangfengqing 月朗风清. Third, in the phrases containing moon find sustenance of fullness and success, for instance, huahaoyueyuan 花好月圆, yuezhongzhegui 月中折桂. Fourth, the moon is a symbol of purity, such as yueguangrushui 月光如水. Fifth, the moon phrases embody the beauty of women, and the pursuit of good love life, for instance, huarongyuemao 花容月貌, yuelaojisheng 月老赤绳.
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