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Definition(s) for: 柳暗花明

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng - lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
- light at the end of the tunnel

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 36,877 44,127 26,141

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
柳 liǔ- surname Liu
柳 liǔ- willow
柳 liǔ- old variant of 柳[liu3]
柳 liǔ- old variant of 柳[liu3]
暗 àn- dark
- to turn dark
- secret; hidden
- (literary) confused; ignorant
暗 àn- variant of 暗[an4]
暗 àn- (literary) to close (a door)
- to eclipse
- confused; ignorant (variant of 暗[an4])
- dark (variant of 暗[an4])
花 huā- surname Hua
花 huā- flower
- blossom
- CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]
- fancy pattern
- florid
- to spend (money, time)
- (coll.) lecherous
- lustful
花 huā- old variant of 花[hua1]
花 huā- variant of 花[hua1]
- flower
- blossom
- also pr. [wei3]
明 míng- Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
- surname Ming
- Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God
明 míng- bright
- opposite: dark 暗[an4]
- (of meaning) clear
- to understand
- next
- public or open
- wise
- generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Other Words Containing 柳暗花明

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
柳暗花明 - - 36,877 44,127 26,141