| meaning | blue or green |
|---|---|
| number | 1151 |
| hanzi | 青 |
| story | Once in a blue or green moon" refers to a rare event. But originally "blue moon" refers to a full moon, in other words a fully grown up moon. Whether once a month is rare or not depends on what we're talking about, but that happens to be the origin of the expression. |
| kind | both |
| equiv | 青 |
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