📖 Meaning
A moonlit evening and a flower-blooming morning, used to describe beautiful times and scenic moments. It evokes the imagery of perfect natural beauty and pleasant occasions.
📜 Origin Story
The phrase originates from the 'Old Book of Tang, Biography of Luo Wei' (旧唐书·罗威传), which records that Luo Wei would compose poetry with his guests and attendants on moonlit evenings and flower-blooming mornings, showing great literary refinement and elegance. The expression later became a classical allusion for beautiful, poetic moments in nature. It was subsequently used in Yuan dynasty dramas, such as Zheng Dehui's 'Miqing Suo Qiannv Lihun' (迷青琐倩女离魂).
💡 Example Usage
在这月夕花朝，他与好友对饮赋诗，好不惬意。
On such a beautiful moonlit evening and blooming morning, he drank and composed poetry with his good friend, utterly content.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 月夕花朝
- Pinyin: yuè xī huā zhāo
- Literal Translation: moonlit, night, flower, morning
- Category: Lifestyle
- Characters: 4