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Japanese
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| 萬綠叢中紅一點 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Literary Chinese. Compare Chinese 萬綠叢中一點紅／万绿丛中一点红. Both are derived from a line in Ode to a Pomegranate Flower (咏石榴花) by Wang Anshi:
濃綠萬枝紅一點，動人春色不須多。
浓绿万枝红一点，动人春色不须多。 - Nónglǜ wàn zhī hóng yīdiǎn, dòngrén chūnsè bùxū duō.
- A single red flower blooms amidst a field of greenery. No extra spring scenery is needed to make it more lovely.
Pronunciation
Idiom
万緑叢中紅一点 • (banryokusōchū kōitten)
- (literally) a beautiful single red flower that blooms within a field of trees and grass
- (figuratively) something unique that stands out among many other things
- (figuratively) a single woman among many men
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