红叶之题 — “A predestined and harmonious marriage match”

Q: What is the Chinese definition of 红叶之题?

红叶上题的诗。比喻姻缘巧合或天赐良缘

红叶之题 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a predestined and harmonious marriage match”. A heaven-sent union. Literally, “inscription on a red leaf”.

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红叶之题 Pronunciation and Pinyin

红叶之题 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
红	hóng	6	red, popular, auspicious
叶	yè	5	leaf
之	zhī	4	possessive or connective particle
题	tí	15	topic, question, inscribe

Example Sentence with 红叶之题

他们俩的相遇真可谓是红叶之题，从陌生到相爱，一切都那么自然而美好。

Their encounter was truly a predestined and harmonious match, from strangers to lovers, everything felt so natural and beautiful.

Origin and Story of 红叶之题

During his tour to Sichuan, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty brought along Fangzi, a palace maid renowned for her calligraphy and learning.

One day, feeling idle in the deep palace, Fangzi inscribed a poem on a red maple leaf: "How swiftly the flowing water rushes? In the deep palace, days are long and idle. Gratefully I thank this red leaf, may it drift far into the human world." After finishing, she casually tossed the leaf into a stream.

The leaf was later found by Li Yin, a scholar from Xiangzhou, who was captivated by the poem.

Coincidentally, Li Yin and Fangzi met at a mountain villager's home. They discovered the shared connection through the red leaf and its poem, and soon after, they were happily married, fulfilling the prophecy of the "red leaf of destiny."