Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「火樹銀花」, with more below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「火樹銀花」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Fire tree: a fiery red tree, referring to a tree hung with colorful lights; silver flower: silvery-white flowers, referring to the bright lights. Describes the brilliant night scene with lights and fireworks.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
huǒ shù yín huā
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fo2 syu6 ngan2/ngan4 fa1
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.

