As nouns the difference between china and moonlight
is that china is (uncountable) the root of a climbing plant, smilax china l, once believed to have important medicinal properties or china can be (cockney rhyming slang|countable) mate (ie, friend) while moonlight is the light reflected from the moon[webster's college dictionary , random house, 2001].
As a verb moonlight is
to work on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night[. ]
china
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
A country in East Asia, officially named the People's Republic of China ().
A region in East Asia comprising the areas governed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
The civilization of the Chinese people.
(very rarely) A female given name.
Derived terms
* China Hand
* Chinaman
* China syndrome
* Chinese
* sinophobia
See also
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* Cathay
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* all the tea in China
* made in China
Anagrams
* (l)
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moonlight
English
Noun
(-)
The light reflected from the moon.[Webster's College Dictionary , Random House, 2001]
(attributive) Illuminated by the light from the moon.[The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary , Oxford University Press, 1998]
Verb
(
en verb)
To work on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.[ ]
(by extension) To engage in an activity other than what one is known for.
Usage notes
In American English, to moonlight is simply to work at secondary employment;[Mish, Drederick C. (ed.). 1995. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.'' 10th ed. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.] in British English, it used to imply working secretly (i.e., not paying tax on the extra money earned), but more recent editions of some UK dictionaries no longer mention a difference to the US usage.[Treffry, Diana (ed.). 1999. ''Collins Paperback English Dictionary. ] 4th ed. Glasgow: HarperCollins.
Derived terms
* moonlighter
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