万緑叢中紅一点
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||||||
| 万 | 緑 | 叢 | 中 | 紅 | 一 | 点 |
Etymology[edit]
From a line in Ode to a Pomegranate Tree (咏石榴詩) by Wang Anshi: 万緑叢中紅一点、動人春色不須多.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /banryoku soːchuː itteɴ/
Idiom[edit]
万緑叢中紅一点 (hiragana ばんりょくそうちゅうこういってん, romaji banryoku sōchū itten)
- a beautiful single red flower that blooms within a field of trees and grass
- something unique that stands out among many other things
- a single woman among many men
See also[edit]
- 紅一点 (kōitten)
