Meaning of 风花雪月
风花雪月 means flowery but insubstantial writings; poetry fixated on natural scenery; romantic but frivolous love affairs; sentimental dalliance. Pronounced fēng huā xuě yuè.
- flowery but insubstantial writings; poetry fixated on natural scenery
- romantic but frivolous love affairs; sentimental dalliance
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
de的
zǎo早
qī期
zuò作
pǐn品
bù不
guò过
shì是
xiē些
fēng风
huā花
xuě雪
yuè月
，
quē缺
fá乏
duì对
shè社
huì会
de的
shēn深
kè刻
sī思
kǎo考
。
His early works were nothing but flowery writing, lacking deep reflection on society.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
zǒng总
chén沉
nì溺
zài在
fēng风
huā花
xuě雪
yuè月
de的
miáo描
xiě写
zhōng中
，
wén文
xué学
yīng应
gāi该
yǒu有
gèng更
guǎng广
kuò阔
de的
zhǔ主
tí题
。
We cannot always indulge in descriptions of wind, flowers, snow, and moon; literature should have broader themes.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
bǎi摆
tuō脱
le了
jiù旧
shì式
wén文
rén人
de的
fēng风
huā花
xuě雪
yuè月
，
zhí直
miàn面
xiàn现
shí实
kǔ苦
nàn难
。
This novel broke free from the old literati's flowery style and directly confronted the hardships of reality.