Chinese Writing Skills (4) Idioms for four seasons

assignment 11

春天

chūntiān - spring

春暖花开

chūnnuǎn huākāi - spring blossoms

百花盛开

bǎihuā shèngkāi - blaze of flowers

风和日丽

fēnghé rìlì - fine and warm

鸟语花香

niǎoyǔ huāxiāng - birds sing and flowers release fragrance

雨后春笋

yǔhòu chūnsǔn - mushroom like bamboo shoots after a spring rain

夏天

xiàtiān - summer

烈日炎炎

lièrì yányán - extremely hot

满头大汗

mǎntóu dàhàn - profusely sweating

寸草不生

cùncǎo bùshēng -

lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)

fig. barren

烈日当空

lièrì dāngkōng - scorching hot and dry

暴风骤雨

bàofēng zhòuyǔ - a prodigious storm (hurricane)

秋天

qiūtiān - autumn

秋高气爽

qīugāo qìshuǎng - high sky and bright autumn

景色宜人

jǐngsè yírén - offering enchanting views

秋风落叶

qiūfēng luòyuè - autumn leaves

五谷丰登

wǔgǔ fēngdēng - have a bumper harvest

秋风萧瑟

qiūfēng xiāosè - autumn wind is sighing

冬天

dōngtiān - winter

冰天雪地

bīngtiān xuědì - world of ice and snow

白雪茫茫

báixuě mángmáng - snow everywhere

寒冬腊月

hándōng làyuè - severe winter

漫天飞雪

màntiān fēixuě - snow all over the sky

天寒地冻

tiānhán dìdòng - the weather is cold and the ground is frozen