风云儿女

風雲兒女

Fēngyún érnǚ

proper noun

Meanings

1 Children of Troubled Times, a 1935 Chinese film whose theme song became the national anthem

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

中国的国歌原来是电影《风云儿女》的主题曲。

Zhōngguó de guógē yuánlái shì diànyǐng 《 Fēngyún érnǚ 》 de zhǔtíqǔ.

China's national anthem was originally the theme song of the film "Children of Troubled Times".

HSK 7-9

《风云儿女》讲的是一个诗人最后走上抗日前线的故事。

《 Fēngyún érnǚ 》 jiǎng de shì yí ge shīrén zuìhòu zǒushàng kàng-Rì qiánxiàn de gùshi.

"Children of Troubled Times" tells the story of a poet who in the end goes to the front to fight Japan.

Tips

history

Made in Shanghai after Japan's seizure of Manchuria, it follows a young poet who gives up a comfortable life to join the resistance. 田汉 wrote the story and the lyrics of the theme song, 聂耳 the music. That song, 《义勇军进行曲》 (March of the Volunteers), became the national anthem of the People's Republic.

usage

风云 "wind and clouds" stands for stormy times, and 儿女 "sons and daughters" for the young people living through them.

Stroke Order

风 fēng

云 yún

儿 ér

女 nǚ