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花红柳绿

Word · IdiomTraditional花紅柳綠

brilliant spring scenery; brightly colored

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

idiom

lush and colorful spring scenery

literary

Used to describe the vibrant, flourishing plants of spring.

Gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
huā花
hóng红
liǔ柳
lǜ绿
 ,
chūn春
yì意
àng盎
rán然
 。

The park is full of colorful flowers and green willows, brimming with the spirit of spring.

Jiāng江
nán南
sān三
yuè月
 ,
chù处
chù处
huā花
hóng红
liǔ柳
lǜ绿
 ,
měi美
bù不
shèng胜
shōu收
 。

In March in Jiangnan, there are lush and colorful scenes everywhere, too beautiful to take in all at once.

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Wàng望
zhe着
chuāng窗
wài外
huā花
hóng红
liǔ柳
lǜ绿
de的
jǐng景
xiàng象
 ,
tā他
xīn心
qíng情
yě也
hǎo好
le了
qǐ起
lái来
 。

Looking at the lush and colorful scene outside the window, his mood improved.

2.

idiom

brightly colored; gaudy

neutral

Often describes people's clothing or decorations that are very colorful, sometimes with a neutral or slightly negative connotation.

Gū姑
niang娘
men们
yī一
gè个
gè个
dǎ打
ban扮
de得
huā花
hóng红
liǔ柳
lǜ绿
 ,
zhǔn准
bèi备
qù去
cān参
jiā加
miào庙
huì会
 。

The girls were all dressed in bright, colorful clothes, ready to go to the temple fair.

Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
huā花
hóng红
liǔ柳
lǜ绿
de的
 ,
tài太
xiǎn显
yǎn眼
le了
 。

This outfit is so brightly colored and eye-catching.

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Jié节
rì日
qī期
jiān间
 ,
jiē街
dào道
bèi被
zhuāng装
shì饰
de得
huā花
hóng红
liǔ柳
lǜ绿
 。

During the festival, the streets were decorated with bright and colorful ornaments.