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红瘦绿肥 — “Describes the scenery of late spring”

红瘦绿肥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes the scenery of late spring”. Where red flowers are withering or becoming sparse, while green leaves are flourishing and dense. Literally, “Red sparse, green lush”.

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红瘦绿肥 Pronunciation and Pinyin

红瘦绿肥 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
红
hóng6red, popular, auspicious
瘦
shòu15thin, lean, or slender
绿
lǜ11green color
肥
féi8fat, fertile, fertilizer, fertilize

Example Sentence with 红瘦绿肥

暮春时节,漫步在公园里,处处是红瘦绿肥的景象,让人感到一丝淡淡的诗意。
Strolling in the park during late spring, one finds scenes of red flowers fading and green leaves flourishing everywhere, evoking a subtle poetic feeling.

Idioms Related to 红瘦绿肥

Synonyms of 红瘦绿肥

  • lǜ绿féi肥hóng红shòu瘦late spring, green luxuriant, red withered

More idioms starting with 红

  • hóng红bù不lēng棱dēng登Unpleasantly garish red
  • hóng红sī丝dài待xuǎn选choose a son-in-law for one's daughter
  • hóng红sī丝àn暗xì系Fated to be married
  • hóng红guāng光mǎn满miàn面radiant with health
  • hóng红kǒu口bái白yá牙firmly state or confirm a statement
  • hóng红yè叶zhī之tí题a predestined and harmonious marriage
  • hóng红yè叶tí题shī诗a serendipitous romantic match
  • hóng红tóu头wén文jiàn件official document with a red-printed title
  • hóng红zhuāng妆sù素guǒ裹red finery and plain white attire
  • hóng红chén尘kè客mèng梦Life's a fleeting dream in the mundane world
  • hóng红de得fā发zǐ紫become extremely popular and influential
  • hóng红qíng情lǜ绿yì意vibrant beautiful spring scenery

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Questions about 红瘦绿肥

What does 红瘦绿肥 mean?

红瘦绿肥 (hóng shòu lǜ féi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes the scenery of late spring”.

How do you pronounce 红瘦绿肥?

红瘦绿肥 is pronounced hóng shòu lǜ féi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 红瘦绿肥 literally mean?

Literally, 红瘦绿肥 means “Red sparse, green lush”. It is used to mean “describes the scenery of late spring”.

What is the Chinese definition of 红瘦绿肥?

绿叶茂盛,红花凋谢。形容暮春景色

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