鸟语花香

鳥語花香

niǎoyǔ-huāxiāng

idiom

Meanings

1 birdsong and fragrant flowers
2 an idyllic scene of spring
3 a beautiful natural setting

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

春天的公园里鸟语花香。

Chūntiān de gōngyuán lǐ niǎoyǔ-huāxiāng.

In spring, the park is filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.

HSK 6

走进花园，顿时感受到鸟语花香。

Zǒujìn huāyuán, dùnshí gǎnshòu dào niǎoyǔ-huāxiāng.

Stepping into the garden, you immediately feel surrounded by birdsong and blossoms.

HSK 7-9

这个小山村鸟语花香，非常宜居。

Zhège xiǎoshān cūn niǎoyǔ-huāxiāng, fēicháng yí jū.

This little mountain village is idyllic and wonderful to live in.

Tips

history

Earliest attested in Song poet 吕本中's 《紫薇·庵居》: 鸟语花香变夕阴 - "birdsong and flower-scent shift with the evening shade". Fixed as a stock phrase for spring scenery by the Ming and Qing.

memory

Two parallel images stitched together: 鸟语 (birds' speech) + 花香 (flowers' fragrance). One for the ears, one for the nose - full sensory spring.

Stroke Order

鸟 niǎo

语 yǔ

花 huā

香 xiāng