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数树深红出浅黄

數樹深紅出淺黃
shùshùshēnhóngchūqiǎnhuáng
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 a few trees in deep red emerge from the shallow yellows
  2. 2 (fig.) the vivid detail of mid-autumn foliage, turning at its own pace
  3. 3 (lit.) several-trees deep-red emerge pale-yellow

Examples

香山秋色正浓，数树深红出浅黄，美不胜收。
Xiāngshān qiūsè zhèng nóng, shù shù shēn hóng chū qiǎn huáng, měi bù shèng shōu.
Fragrant Hills' autumn is at its peak — 'a few trees in deep red stand out amid the pale yellows' — beauty beyond words.
摄影师拍下数树深红出浅黄的瞬间，登上了杂志封面。
Shèyǐngshī pāi xià shù shù shēn hóng chū qiǎn huáng de shùnjiān, dēngshàngle zázhì fēngmiàn.
The photographer captured the moment 'a few deep reds stood out from the pale yellows' — it made the magazine cover.

Tips

history
From 刘禹锡《秋词二首·其二》(Liu Yuxi, Tang, ca. 9th c.): 山明水净夜来霜，数树深红出浅黄。试上高楼清入骨，岂如春色嗾人狂 (Bright hills, clear waters, frost by night; a few trees of deep red stand out from the pale yellows. Try climbing the high tower — the clarity pierces to the bone. How could spring's riot compare?). Liu Yuxi's famous rebuttal to the stock 'autumn = melancholy' trope: autumn for him is crisper, sharper, more inspiring than spring.
usage
Cited in travel writing, photography captions, and autumn festival posters. Often paired with the opening line 山明水净夜来霜 as a two-line couplet.

Stroke Order

数 shù
树 shù
深 shēn
红 hóng
出 chū
浅 qiǎn
黄 huáng