day after chrysanthemums; out-of-date matter
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival; things that are out of date or no longer relevant
literaryThis idiom originates from a poem by Su Shi. It is used metaphorically in modern Chinese, primarily in written or formal contexts, to describe something that was once fresh or relevant but is now stale or outdated.
Zhè这
piān篇
yī一
zhōu周
qián前
de的
bào报
dào道
yǐ已
shì是
míng明
rì日
huáng黄
huā花
，
wú无
rén人
guān关
xīn心
le了
。
This report from a week ago is now stale news, and no one cares about it.
Xiàn现
zài在
tǎo讨
lùn论
qù去
nián年
de的
liú流
xíng行
qū趋
shì势
，
kǒng恐
pà怕
dōu都
shì是
míng明
rì日
huáng黄
huā花
le了
。
Discussing last year's fashion trends now is probably all out of date.
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Zài在
kē科
jì技
háng行
yè业
，
zuó昨
tiān天
de的
jì技
shù术
tū突
pò破
kě可
néng能
jiù就
shì是
míng明
tiān天
de的
míng明
rì日
huáng黄
huā花
。
In the tech industry, yesterday's breakthrough might become tomorrow's outdated news.