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Chinese
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willow
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dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret |
flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty |
| trad. (柳暗花明)
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柳
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暗
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花
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明
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| simp. #(柳暗花明)
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柳
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暗
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花
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明
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Etymology
From the poem "You Shan Xi Cun"《游山西村》(Traveling to a Village West of the Mountains), written in the first lunar month of 1167 by the Southern Song Dynasty poet Lu You (陆游, 1125-1210):
Pronunciation
Idiom
柳暗花明
- an enchanting sight in springtime
- at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
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