桃红柳绿

桃紅柳綠
táohóngliǔlǜ
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 pink peach blossoms and green willows
  2. 2 brilliant spring scenery
  3. 3 a picture of spring colors

Examples

Xīhú biān táo hóng liǔ lǜ, yóurén rú zhī.
By West Lake the peach blossoms are pink and willows green, tourists as thick as threads.
Chūntiān de Jiāngnán táo hóng liǔ lǜ, měi de xiàng huà.
Springtime Jiangnan, with peach pink and willow green, is as beautiful as a painting.

Tips

history
From Tang poet Wang Wei's 《田园》: 桃红宿绿 — 'peach blossoms pink still hold last night's rain; willows green carry the spring mist.' Quintessential spring imagery in classical Chinese poetry.

Stroke Order

táo
hóng
liǔ
绿