多少楼台烟雨中

多少樓臺煙雨中

duōshǎolóutáiyānyǔzhōng

phrase

Meanings

1 how many towers and terraces stand in the misty rain
2 countless temples wreathed in rain and mist
3 closing line of Du Mu's Jiangnan Spring evoking Southern Dynasties' Buddhism

Characters

few (together: how many)

Examples

南朝四百八十寺，多少楼台烟雨中。

Nán Cháo sì bǎi bā shí sì, duōshǎo lóu tái yānyǔ zhōng.

Four hundred eighty temples of the Southern Dynasties — how many towers and terraces in the misty rain?

烟雨江南，让人想起"多少楼台烟雨中"。

Yānyǔ Jiāngnán, ràng rén xiǎngqǐ 'duōshǎo lóu tái yānyǔ zhōng'.

Misty-rain Jiangnan calls to mind 'how many towers and terraces in the misty rain.'

Tips

history

出自晚唐杜牧《江南春》："千里莺啼绿映红，水村山郭酒旗风。南朝四百八十寺，多少楼台烟雨中。""南朝"指宋齐梁陈四代（420-589年），皆崇佛，寺庙林立。末联借烟雨中的残寺怀古，寄兴亡之慨。

Stroke Order

多 duō

少 shǎo

楼 lóu

台 tái

烟 yān

雨 yǔ

中 zhōng