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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「枯樹開花」, with its usage explained below.

Today’s idiom is 「枯樹開花」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

The dead trees began to bloom again. A metaphor for escaping from a desperate situation and having a miracle happen.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

kū shù kāi huā

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fu1 syu6 hoi1 fa1

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.