be like a dry tree which again sprouts leaves in the spring(kū mù féng chūn)

be like a dry tree which again sprouts leaves in the spring

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is k ū m ù f é ngch ū n, which means that the withered trees meet the spring and recover their vitality. It means that a dying patient or thing comes back to life. It comes from the Song Dynasty's shidaoyuan biography of lanterns in Jingde.

Idiom usage

It is natural to be happy that Chen Hua replays the old work and reprints it. (Junqing's "written when flowers are replayed") and "Yu Shi Ming Yan. Volume 9. Pei Jin's justice is restored to match", the two of them return to their hometown and meet Huang Taixue, their father-in-law. It's like a dead tree in spring. The broken string continues, and they are very happy Jun Qing's "writing when flowers are replayed": it's natural to be happy when the trees are withered, the flowers are replayed, and the old work is reprinted.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] withered trees give birth to flowers, and the opposite is dark and untimely

The origin of Idioms

Song shidaoyuan's "Jingde Zhuandeng Lu" Volume 23: "the monk of Dacheng mountain in tangzhou asked:" how about when the withered trees are in spring? " The teacher said, "it is rare in the world."

Idioms and allusions

It is said in Volume 14 of the fifth Lantern Festival: "how about when the withered trees are in spring?" Master (Mahayana monk) said: "it is rare in the world." That is to say, someone asked, "dead wood and spring" is the content of enlightenment? Mr. Mahayana said: Yes. The truth of Buddha's nature is not secular, but out of the world. It is as rare in the world as withered wood and spring. If the dead wood is compared to the Buddha's nature, then spring comes with opportunity, and flowering is a wonderful use. "Withered wood in spring" and "iron tree in blossom" are similar metaphors, both of which illustrate the reason why the true Buddha nature comes into being with fate.

Chinese PinYin : kū mù féng chūn