春风送暖入屠苏

春風送暖入屠蘇
chūnfēng sòng nuǎn rù Túsū
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 the spring breeze sends warmth into our Tusu wine
  2. 2 spring's warmth seeps into the New Year's wine

Examples

Bàozhúshēngzhōngyīsuìchú, chūnfēngsòngnuǎnrùtúsū.
Amid the firecrackers the old year ends — the spring breeze sends warmth into our Tusu wine.
Xīnnián jiājié, chūnfēngsòngnuǎnrùtúsū, jiājiāhùhù xǐqìyángyáng.
At the New Year, with spring's warmth seeping into our Tusu wine, every household is joyful.

Tips

history
From Wang Anshi's 《》 (Song dynasty), the most famous Spring Festival poem: 爆竹春风 (Túsū) is a traditional medicinal wine drunk on New Year's Day — the custom dates to at least the Han dynasty.
culture
is read Túsū (capitalized as a proper noun — the name of the wine). The poem is required reading in Chinese primary schools and is recited every Chinese New Year.

Stroke Order

chūn
fēng
sòng
nuǎn