枯木逢春

kū mù féng chūn

Dictionary entry

lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)

What does 枯木逢春 mean?

枯木逢春 (kū mù féng chūn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)

2fig. to get a new lease on life

3to be revived

4(of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve

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枯kū(of plants) withered · (of wells, rivers etc) dried up 木Mùsurname Mu 逢féngto meet by chance · to come across 春chūnold variant of 春[chun1]

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