良辰美景 (liáng chén měi jǐng) — a beautiful scene in good weather; a perfect moment with lovely surroundings

Definition

A set phrase for a perfect moment paired with lovely surroundings — 'fine weather, beautiful scene.' Often used to savor or lament time passing, as in 良辰美景不可辜负 ('such beauty should not be wasted').

idiom
a beautiful scene in good weathera perfect moment with lovely surroundings

Examples

  • 良辰美景，。
    Zài zhè yàng de liáng chén měi jǐng lǐ, wǒ men pāi le hěn duō zhào piàn.
    In such a beautiful scene, we took many photos.
  • 良辰美景，。
    liáng chén měi jǐng, Bù kě gū fù.
    A beautiful scene and good time should not be wasted.
  • ：“良辰美景！”
    Tā gǎn tàn dào: "zhēn shì liáng chén měi jǐng a!"
    He exclaimed, 'What a beautiful scene and perfect moment!'

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

良辰fine time
良liánggood辰chéntime
偏正Modifier + head
美景beautiful scenery
美měibeautiful景jǐngscenery
偏正Modifier + head

良辰 gives fine time, and 美景 gives beautiful scenery; together they describe a perfect moment.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

良 possibly depicts corridors and a room.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape shows a farming tool used for tilling and weeding, possibly made from a large clam shell. It may also picture a person gripping a cliff.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

美 shows 大, a person, wearing 羊, a headdress of feathers or ram's horn.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
京
京jīng景jǐng
Same sound today

景 has 日 (sun) with 京, which gives its sound; it originally meant sunlight.

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