the grasses are tall and the nightingales are in the air
Cao changyingfei, a Chinese idiom, is pronounced C ǎ ozh ǎ ngy ī NGF ē I. Oriole: oriole. It describes the late spring scenery in Jiangnan. From the book with Chen Bo.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: birds singing and flowers fragrant, spring flowers blooming antonym: Everything withers
Idiom usage
In this way, the language of flowers and birds is the language of nature. (language of nature by Zhu Kezhen)
The origin of Idioms
In the Southern Dynasty, Liang Qiuchi's book with Chen Bo: "in late spring and March, the grass grows in the south of the Yangtze River, the trees grow with mixed flowers, and the warblers fly in disorder." Gao Ding's village dwelling in Qing Dynasty: "the grass grows and the warbler flies in February, and the willows are drunk with spring smoke. Children come back early from school, and they are busy taking advantage of the east wind to release paper kites. "
Chinese PinYin : cǎo zhǎng yīng fēi
the grasses are tall and the nightingales are in the air
be truthful in speech and firm in action. yán xìn xíng guǒ
things done cannot be undone. pō shuǐ nán shōu
The river is clear and the river is muddy. jīng qīng wèi zhuó
condemn both in speech and in writing. kǒu zhū bǐ fá