📖 Meaning
A metaphor for brilliant fireworks or dazzling lights. It depicts a spectacular scene of illumination, often used to describe festive nighttime celebrations or gorgeous light displays.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom has no single recorded origin text and is a variation of the more common 火树银花, with the character order reversed. The imagery evokes silver flowers blooming among fire-lit trees, painting a picture of magnificent nighttime illuminations. It has been used in classical and modern literature to describe lantern festivals and fireworks displays during celebrations.
💡 Example Usage
元宵之夜，城中银花火树，万民同庆。
On the night of the Lantern Festival, the city blazed with brilliant lights and fireworks as all the people celebrated together.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 银花火树
- Pinyin: yín huā huǒ shù
- Literal Translation: silver, flower, fire, tree
- Category: Quality
- Characters: 4