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花开时节动京城

花開時節動京城
huākāishíjiédòngjīngchéng
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 when the flowers bloom, all the capital is stirred
  2. 2 the blooming season moves the whole city
  3. 3 line from Liu Yuxi on the Tang craze for peony viewing

Examples

洛阳牡丹一开，真是花开时节动京城。
Luòyáng mǔdān yī kāi, zhēn shì huā kāi shíjié dòng jīngchéng.
When the Luoyang peonies bloom, truly 'the whole capital is stirred.'
每逢樱花盛开，东京也是花开时节动京城。
Měi féng yīnghuā shèngkāi, Dōngjīng yěshì huā kāi shíjié dòng jīngchéng.
Every cherry-blossom season, Tokyo too is 'a capital stirred by the bloom.'

Stroke Order

花 huā
开 kāi
时 shí
节 jié
动 dòng
京 jīng
城 chéng