the grasses are tall and the nightingales are in the air

the grasses are tall and the nightingales are in the air

Cao changyingfei, a Chinese idiom, is pronounced C ǎ ozh ǎ ngy ī NGF ē I. Oriole: oriole. It describes the late spring scenery in Jiangnan. From the book with Chen Bo.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: birds singing and flowers fragrant, spring flowers blooming antonym: Everything withers

Idiom usage

In this way, the language of flowers and birds is the language of nature. (language of nature by Zhu Kezhen)

The origin of Idioms

In the Southern Dynasty, Liang Qiuchi's book with Chen Bo: "in late spring and March, the grass grows in the south of the Yangtze River, the trees grow with mixed flowers, and the warblers fly in disorder." Gao Ding's village dwelling in Qing Dynasty: "the grass grows and the warbler flies in February, and the willows are drunk with spring smoke. Children come back early from school, and they are busy taking advantage of the east wind to release paper kites. "