姹紫嫣红 in English cha4 zi3 yan1 hong2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically beautiful flowers

Simplified Characters

姹 紫 嫣 红

Traditional Characters

奼 紫 嫣 紅

Pinyin

cha4 zi3 yan1 hong2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

姹cha4beautiful 紫zi3purple 嫣yan1lovely 红hong2surname Hong