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.]

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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 ㄏㄨㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄡˋ ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁵ am³ faa¹ ming⁴ jau⁶ jat¹ cyun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǔ'ànhuāmíng yòu yīcūn [Phonetic: liǔ'ànhuāmíng yòu yìcūn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄡˋ ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣ
    • 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

1. an enchanting sight in springtime
2. (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)