display of fireworks and a sea of lanterns
Huoshuqihua, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu ǒ sh ù Q í Hu ā, which means to refer to brilliant lights or fireworks. From a dream of Red Mansions.
The origin of Idioms
The 17th chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "when I entered the palace, I saw the courtyard burning in the air, the incense scraps spreading in the ground, the fire trees and the flowers, the golden windows and the jade sills."
Idiom usage
It is used as subject, object and attributive to describe the lights on festival night.
Chinese PinYin : huǒ shù qí huā
display of fireworks and a sea of lanterns
as greedy as hungry vultures and tigers. jī yīng è hǔ
rich household with many members. zhōng dǐng rén jia
never to slacken morning or night. sù yè fěi xiè