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金风玉露一相逢

金風玉露一相逢
Jīn fēng yù lù yī xiāngféng
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Meanings

  1. 1 one meeting in autumn's gold wind and jade dew
  2. 2 a single rendezvous of lovers on the Qixi night
  3. 3 lit. golden wind and jade dew - a single meeting

Examples

HSK 4
他们一年只能见一次，却真有金风玉露一相逢的感觉。
Tāmen yī nián zhǐnéng jiàn yí cì, què zhēn yǒu jīnfēngyùlùyīxiāngféng de gǎnjué.
They can only meet once a year, but it truly feels like "a single meeting in the gold wind and jade dew".
HSK 6
金风玉露一相逢，便胜却人间无数。
Jīnfēngyùlùyīxiāngféng, biàn shèng què rénjiān wúshù.
One meeting in the gold wind and jade dew outshines countless meetings in the human world.

Tips

history
From Qin Guan's (秦观, Northern Song) 《鹊桥仙》: 纤云弄巧，飞星传恨，银汉迢迢暗度。金风玉露一相逢，便胜却人间无数 - 'Wispy clouds play their fine tricks, flying stars carry regret, silently they cross the far Milky Way. One meeting in autumn's gold wind and jade dew outshines countless meetings in the mortal world.' The defining ci poem for the Qixi (七夕) festival - the yearly reunion of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
usage
金风玉露 is a poetic name for autumn (the 七夕 festival falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month). The phrase for autumn scenery traces to Li Shangyin before Qin Guan popularized it.

Stroke Order

金 jīn
风 fēng
玉 yù
露 lù
一 yī
相 xiāng
逢 féng