红泥小火炉

紅泥小火爐
hóng ní xiǎo huǒ lú
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 a small red-clay stove
  2. 2 a cozy little brazier, symbol of snug winter hospitality
  3. 3 evokes warmth, wine, and an invitation to a friend

Examples

HSK 7-9
Dōng yè wéi zhe hóngníxiǎohuǒlú hējiǔ, bié yǒu yìfān qíngqù.
Drinking around a little red-clay stove on a winter night has its own special charm.
HSK 7-9
Tā de mínsù bùzhì de xiàng lǜyǐxīnpēijiǔ, hóngníxiǎohuǒlú de yìjìng.
Her guesthouse is decorated to evoke the atmosphere of 'new-brewed wine with green foam, and a little red-clay stove.'

Tips

history
From 白居易's (Tang dynasty) 问刘十九: 绿蚁新醅酒,红泥小火炉。晚来天欲雪,能饮一杯无? 'New wine with green froth on top, a small stove of red clay; snow is coming this evening, can you stay for a cup?' One of the most beloved invitation poems in Chinese literature, a 20-character message asking a friend over for a drink.
usage
Usually quoted with its companion line 绿蚁新醅酒 ('green ants on new-brewed wine'; 绿蚁 is the greenish foam on unfiltered rice wine). The two lines together evoke warm, intimate hospitality on a snowy night.

Stroke Order

hóng
xiǎo
huǒ