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chà 姹 zǐ 紫 yān 嫣 hóng 红

姹紫嫣红 chà zǐ yān hóng

a riot of colour; brilliant flowers of every hue

Literally: beautiful purple lovely red

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Origin

From Tang Xianzu's Ming opera Mudan Ting (The Peony Pavilion): 原来姹紫嫣红开遍,似这般都付与断井颓垣.

How to use it

Predicate or attributive; positive, literary. Often 花园里姹紫嫣红 or 姹紫嫣红的花朵.

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  1. 春天的植物园里姹紫嫣红，吸引了众多摄影爱好者。
    Chūntiān de zhíwùyuán lǐ chà zǐ yān hóng, xīyǐn le zhòngduō shèyǐng àihàozhě.
    In spring the botanical garden is a riot of colour, drawing many photography enthusiasts.
    spring (attributive particle) botanical garden in beautiful purple lovely red, attract (aspect particle) numerous photography enthusiast
  2. 山坡上开满了姹紫嫣红的野花，美得像一幅画。
    Shānpō shàng kāi mǎn le chà zǐ yān hóng de yěhuā, měi de xiàng yì fú huà.
    The hillside was covered in wildflowers of every hue, as beautiful as a painting.
    hillside on bloom full (aspect particle) beautiful purple lovely red (attributive particle) wildflower, beautiful (complement particle) like one (measure) painting

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