一夜鱼龙舞

一夜魚龍舞
yī yè yú lóng wǔ
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 all night long the fish and dragon lanterns danced
  2. 2 the whirling riot of a Lantern Festival night: noise, color, illusion

Examples

HSK 7-9
Yuánxiāojié jiēshàng dēnghuǒhuīhuáng, zhēn yǒu yīyèyúlóngwǔ de rènào.
Lantern Festival streets blaze with light - truly 'all night the fish and dragon lanterns dance.'
HSK 7-9
Zhè chǎng yǎnchànghuì cuǐcànduómù, wǎnrú yīyèyúlóngwǔ.
The concert was dazzling - like 'a whole night of fish and dragon lanterns dancing.'

Tips

history
From 辛弃疾青玉案·元夕》 (Xin Qiji, 'Qing Yu An: Lantern Festival,' Southern Song, late 12th c.): 东风宝马雕车凤箫玉壶一夜鱼龙 (East wind on the night unlooses a thousand trees of flowers, then shakes them down like stars in rain. Fine horses and carved carriages crowd the fragrant streets; phoenix flutes sound, jade-jar lamps turn, all night the fish and dragons dance). The poem ends with 蓦然回首灯火阑珊 - one of the most famous lines in all Chinese literature.
usage
鱼龙 = fish-and-dragon lanterns carried in the Lantern Festival parade. Quoted to evoke the Lantern Festival (元宵) or any dazzling night scene. Paired with the earlier 凤箫玉壶 in the original.

Stroke Order

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