飞雪迎春到

飛雪迎春到

fēixuěyíngchūndào

phrase

Meanings

1 flying snow welcomes the arrival of spring
2 even in winter's last storm, spring is on the way

Characters

Examples

窗外正下着大雪，真应了那句飞雪迎春到。

Chuāngwài zhèng xià zhe dà xuě, zhēn yìng le nà jù fēi xuě yíng chūn dào.

Heavy snow is falling outside — just like the line 'flying snow welcomes spring.'

春节前后往往飞雪迎春到，别有一番景致。

Chūnjié qiánhòu wǎngwǎng fēi xuě yíng chūn dào, biéyǒu yī fān jǐngzhì.

Around Spring Festival, flying snow often heralds spring — a scene of its own kind of beauty.

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history

From 毛泽东 Mao Zedong 《卜算子·咏梅》 (1961): 风雨送春归，飞雪迎春到 — 'wind and rain saw off spring's departure; flying snow welcomes spring's return.' Written as a reply to Lu You's plum-blossom ci, striking an optimistic rather than melancholy tone.

usage

Usually quoted alongside the preceding line 风雨送春归 to complete the parallel 送...迎... (sending off / welcoming in).

Stroke Order

飞 fēi

雪 xuě

迎 yíng

春 chūn

到 dào