green pines and verdant cypresses(cāng sōng cuì bǎi)

green pines and verdant cypresses

Green pines and green cypresses, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C ā ngs ō ngcu ì B ǎ I, which means evergreen pines and cypresses; it refers to people with noble quality and firm integrity. From the couplet of marquis Wu's tomb in Dingjun mountain, Mianxian county.

Notes on Idioms

Cang: cyan. Cui: turquoise.

The origin of Idioms

In the couplet of marquis Wu's tomb in Dingjun mountain, Mianxian County, written by Xiao Zhizhong in Qing Dynasty, "the ancient stones are fragrant, the bones of famous scholars are fragrant, and the hearts of old officials are green and green."

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing. Examples 53 chapters in a dream of Red Mansions: "baishiyong Road, with green pines and cypresses on both sides." Ji Xianlin's the tragedy of the lonely path: "the pines and cypresses on the mountain make up a forest."

Chinese PinYin : cāng sōng cuì bǎi