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枯木生花 — “To experience a new lease on life in a desperate situation”

枯木生花 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to experience a new lease on life in a desperate situation”. To revive from a seemingly hopeless state. It can also refer to something impossible suddenly coming true. Literally, “Withered wood blossoms”.

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枯木生花 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 枯kū
  • 木mù
  • 生shēng
  • 花huā

枯木生花 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
枯
kū9dry up, wither
木
mù4tree, wood, wooden, dull, numb
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry

Example Sentence with 枯木生花

面对企业破产的困境,他没有放弃,最终通过创新找到了新的发展方向,真是枯木生花。
Facing the predicament of the company's bankruptcy, he did not give up, and finally found a new direction for development through innovation, truly a withered tree blossoming.

Idioms Related to 枯木生花

Synonyms of 枯木生花

  • kū枯shù树kāi开huā花miraculous recovery from a desperate situation

Antonyms of 枯木生花

  • kū枯mù木xiǔ朽zhū株useless old person or decaying force

More idioms starting with 枯

  • kū枯tǐ体huī灰xīn心utterly dejected and disheartened
  • kū枯xíng形huī灰xīn心utterly dejected and disheartened
  • kū枯mù木zài再shēng生to revive like a withered tree
  • kū枯mù木fā发róng荣withered tree regains vitality
  • kū枯mù木sǐ死huī灰utterly apathetic or despondent
  • kū枯mù木féng逢chūn春to revive after decline
  • kū枯běn本jié竭yuán源damage the foundation or basis
  • kū枯xiǔ朽zhī之yú余one's remaining withered and decayed years
  • kū枯yáng杨zhī之tí稊old man marries young wife
  • kū枯yáng杨shēng生huá华old woman's brief good fortune
  • kū枯yáng杨shēng生tí稊old man's late-life rejuvenation

Questions about 枯木生花

What does 枯木生花 mean?
枯木生花 (kū mù shēng huā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to experience a new lease on life in a desperate situation”.
How do you pronounce 枯木生花?
枯木生花 is pronounced kū mù shēng huā in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枯木生花 literally mean?
Literally, 枯木生花 means “Withered wood blossoms”. It is used to mean “to experience a new lease on life in a desperate situation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枯木生花?
枯树开了花。比喻绝处逢生。也比喻不可能实现的事情。
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