万緑叢中紅一点

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
万 緑 叢 中 紅 一 点
ばん
Grade: 2 		りょく
Grade: 3 		そう
Jinmeiyō 		ちゅう
Grade: 1 		こう
Grade: 6 		いち > いっ
Grade: 1 		てん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
萬綠叢中紅一點 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Literary Chinese. Compare Chinese 萬綠叢中一點紅／万绿丛中一点红. Both are derived from a line in Ode to a Pomegranate Flower (咏石榴花) by Wang Anshi:

濃綠萬枝紅一點，動人春色不須多。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
浓绿万枝红一点，动人春色不须多。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Nónglǜ wàn zhī hóng yīdiǎn, dòngrén chūnsè bùxū duō. [Pinyin]
A single red flower blooms amidst a field of greenery. No extra spring scenery is needed to make it more lovely.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bã̠n̺ɾʲo̞kɯ̟so̞ːt͡ɕɨː ko̞ːit̚tẽ̞ɴ]

Idiom

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万(ばん)緑(りょく)叢(そう)中(ちゅう)紅(こう)一(いっ)点(てん) • (banryokusōchū kōitten) 

  1. (literally) a beautiful single red flower that blooms within a field of trees and grass
  2. (figuratively) something unique that stands out among many other things
  3. (figuratively) a single woman among many men

See also

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