松柏後凋
sōng​bó​hòu​diāo

to remain steadfast in adversity

  • created sense approved 松柏后凋/松柏後凋 · sōng​bó​hòu​diāo · to remain steadfast in adversity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    松柏后凋 / 松柏後凋

    sōng​bó​hòu​diāo

    to remain steadfast in adversity

    to remain virtuous and upright even in chaotic times or difficult circumstances; literally the pine and cypress are the last to wither

    sōng​bǎi​hòu​diāo

    松柏 (literal) → 松柏 · sōng​bǎi · pine and cypress 后凋 (literal) → 后凋/後凋 · hòu​diāo · to be the last to wither

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense