花开时节动京城

花開時節動京城
huā kāi shíjié dòng jīngchéng
quotation

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

Luò yáng mǔdān yī kāi, zhēnshì huākāishíjiédòngjīngchéng.
When the Luoyang peonies bloom, truly 'the whole capital is stirred.'
Měiféng yīnghuā shèngkāi, Dōngjīng yě shì huākāishíjiédòngjīngchéng.
Every cherry-blossom season, Tokyo too is 'a capital stirred by the bloom.'

Stroke Order

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