柳暗花明 — Chinese idiom
柳暗花明
liǔ àn huā míng
Meaning
- lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light ; at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
- light at the end of the tunnel
Character by character
- 柳liǔwillow tree; pleasure; surname
- 暗àndark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
- 花huāflower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
- 明míngbright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed
Idioms sharing a character
- 寻花问柳 xún huā wèn liǔ
- 柳烟花雾 liǔ yān huā wù
- 柳绿花红 liǔ lǜ huā hóng
- 残花败柳 cán huā bài liǔ
- 无心插柳 wú xīn chā liǔ
- 花街柳巷 huā jiē liǔ xiàng
- 随风倒柳 suí fēng dǎo liǔ
- 名重识暗 míng zhòng shí àn
- 明升暗降 míng shēng àn jiàng
- 明察暗访 míng chá àn fǎng
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