each has its own merits(hán mù chūn huá)

each has its own merits

Hanmu Chunhua, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h á nm ù ch ū nhu á, which means that Hanmu does not wither and Chunhua is blooming; the metaphor has its own characteristics. It comes from Yan's family precepts · article.

Notes on Idioms

Hanmu: pine and cypress; Hua: flower.

The origin of Idioms

Yan Zhitui's "Yan Family Instructions · article" in the Northern Qi Dynasty: "there are both cold trees and spring flowers. How can it be?"

Idiom usage

The metaphor has its own characteristics. example with the improvement and application of modern planting technology, many evergreen trees in the South have been transplanted to the north, and the pleasant scene of cold wood in spring can be seen everywhere in the north.

Idiom story

In the Southern Qi Dynasty, there was a Qinggan scholar named Xi PI, who served as an official in the imperial court. He despised literature and ridiculed the literati Liu Ti face to face. He said: "the words of your generation, like glory, are not great talents. Is it better than my apprentice, a thousand Zhang pine tree, which often has wind and frost, and is not strong enough to wither away? " Liu Ti immediately returned to him: "there are both cold wood and spring flowers. How can it be?" Xi PI had no choice but to approve.

Chinese PinYin : hán mù chūn huá