春花秋月

Chinese
 
spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
 
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing
 moon; month
trad. (春花秋月) 春 花 秋 月
simp. #(春花秋月) 春 花 秋 月

Etymology

From the stanza of a poem by Yu Meiren (虞美人 (yúměirén)): 春花秋月何時了／春花秋月何时了

Literally The flowers of spring and the autumn moons (when will they ever end?)

Pronunciation

Idiom

春花秋月

  1. a metaphor for a wonderful time spent in a beautiful location
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