桃红柳绿

桃紅柳綠

táohóng-liǔlǜ

idiom

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

西湖边桃红柳绿，游人如织。

Xīhú biān táohóngliǔlǜ, yóurén rú zhī.

By West Lake the peach blossoms are pink and willows green, tourists as thick as threads.

春天的江南桃红柳绿，美得像画。

Chūntiān de Jiāngnán táohóngliǔlǜ, 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》: 桃红复含宿雨，柳绿更带春烟 — 'peach blossoms pink still hold last night's rain; willows green carry the spring mist.' Quintessential spring imagery in classical Chinese poetry.

Stroke Order

桃 táo

红 hóng

柳 liǔ

绿 lǜ