日月之食rì yuè zhī shí

an eclipse of the sun or the moon—everybody can see
❍ 他没有做过“亏心事”，他的错误缺点能够自己公开，勇敢改正，有如 “～”。(刘少奇《论共产党员的修养》39) Having done nothing to give himself a guilty conscience,he can lay bare and courageously correct his mistakes and shortcomings,which are like “an eclipse of the sun or the moon.”/君子之过也，如～焉：过也，人皆见之；更也，人皆仰之。(《论语·子张》)The faults of the superior man are like the eclipses of the sun and moon. When they appear,all men see them; when he corrects them,all menlook up to him.

日月之食

即日食 （蚀）、月食 （蚀）。

日月之食rì yuè zhī shí

日食和月食。古代迷信认为日食、月食是日月的灾祸，故比喻过错或失败。《论语·子张》：“君子之过也，如日月之食焉。过也，人皆见之，更也，人皆仰之。”《左传·宣十二年》：“夫其败也，如日月之食焉。”