飞雪迎春到

飛雪迎春到

fēi xuě yíng chūn dào

quotation

Meanings

1 flying snow welcomes the arrival of spring
2 even in winter's last storm, spring is on the way

Characters

Examples

窗外正下着大雪，真应了那句飞雪迎春到。

Chuāngwài zhèng xià zhe dàxuě, zhēn yìng le nà jù fēixuěyíngchūndào.

Heavy snow is falling outside — just like the line 'flying snow welcomes spring.'

春节前后往往飞雪迎春到，别有一番景致。

Chūnjié qiánhòu wǎngwǎng fēixuěyíngchūndào, bié yǒu yīfān jǐngzhì.

Around Spring Festival, flying snow often heralds spring — a scene of its own kind of beauty.

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history

From 毛泽东 Mao Zedong 《卜算子·咏梅》 (1961): 风雨送春归，飞雪迎春到 — 'wind and rain saw off spring's departure; flying snow welcomes spring's return.' Written as a reply to Lu You's plum-blossom ci, striking an optimistic rather than melancholy tone.

usage

Usually quoted alongside the preceding line 风雨送春归 to complete the parallel 送...迎... (sending off / welcoming in).

Stroke Order

飞 fēi

雪 xuě

迎 yíng

春 chūn

到 dào