Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「枯木生花」 and how it’s used.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「枯木生花」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
The dead tree blossomed. A metaphor for finding a way out of a desperate situation. It also refers to something that is impossible to achieve.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
kū mù shēng huā
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fu1 muk6 saang1/sang1 fa1
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
