柳暗花明又一村

Chinese

		an enchanting sight in springtime; at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope	(once) again; also; both... and... (once) again; also; both... and...; again	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	village
trad. (柳暗花明又一村)		柳暗花明	又	一	村
simp. ^#(柳暗花明又一村)		柳暗花明	又	一	村

Etymology

From a line in “Touring Shanxi Village” (遊山西村) by Lu You (陸游):

山重水複疑無路，柳暗花明又一村。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

山重水复疑无路，柳暗花明又一村。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: c. 1125–1210, Lu You, Touring Shanxi Village

Shānchóngshuǐfù yí wú lù, liǔ àn huā míng yòu yī cūn. [Pinyin]

Over numerous mountains and streams, I had my doubts that I could find the road.
Then out of the shade of the willows, came bright flowers and another village.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liǔ'ànhuāmíng yòu yīcūn

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄘㄨㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁵ am³ faa¹ ming⁴ jau⁶ jat¹ cyun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liǔ'ànhuāmíng yòu yīcūn [Phonetic: liǔ'ànhuāmíng yòu yìcūn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄘㄨㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liǒu-ànhuamíng yòu yicun
  - Wade–Giles: liu³-an⁴-hua¹-ming² yu⁴ i¹-tsʻun¹
  - Yale: lyǒu-àn-hwā-míng yòu yī-tswūn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leouannhuaming yow itsuen
  - Palladius: лю’аньхуамин ю ицунь (lju’anʹxuamin ju icunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lau⁵ am³ faa¹ ming⁴ jau⁶ jat¹ cyun¹
  - Yale: láuh am fā mìhng yauh yāt chyūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁵ am³ faa¹ ming⁴ jau⁶ jat⁷ tsyn¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: leo⁵ em³ fa¹ ming⁴ yeo⁶ yed¹ qun¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯¹³ ɐm³³ faː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ jɐu̯²² jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

柳暗花明又一村

an enchanting sight in springtime
(figurative) at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope; to have a way out; to find a silver lining

Synonyms

柳暗花明 (liǔ'ànhuāmíng)

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