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柳暗花明

Mandarin · pinyin liǔ àn huā míng

lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
light at the end of the tunnel

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柳: liǔ · willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
暗: àn · dark; obscure; in secret, covert
花: huā · flower; blossoms
明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear

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3–4–1–2 · liu3 an4 hua1 ming2

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

lau5 am3 faa1 ming4

Cantonese word readings for 柳暗花明. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

lau5 am3 faa1 ming4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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