Meaning: To describe lush vegetation.
Pronunciation: fāng cǎo qī qī
Source: "Yellow Crane Tower" by Cui Hao of the Tang Dynasty: Qingchuan is full of Hanyang trees, and the grass is luxuriant in Parrot Island.
Translation: The green trees of Hanyang Qingchuan Pavilion are clearly visible, and the lush green grass of Parrot Island can be clearly seen.
Grammar: used as an attributive and as a modifier.
Example: The grass is luxuriant, the wind and rain are blowing, and the lonely mountain village is imprisoned among the rolling mountains. All its history is just to capture the fleeting nature. Extended information
Citations from ancient texts:
1. "A Cut of Plum Blossoms·Visiting the Jiangshan Mountains as Prime Minister Ye" Song Dynasty: Xin Qiji
Baishigangtou curves to the west. A piece of leisurely sorrow, the grass is luxuriant. Passionate mountain birds don’t need to cry. The peaches and plums are speechless, and they create a trail of their own.
Translation: Baishi Gang on the west bank of the Yangtze River is covered with luxuriant grasses, causing a feeling of separation. My longing for you does not need to be expressed by mountain birds, just like peaches and plums that cannot speak, but a path appears below.
2. "Tiaoxi Repays Liang Geng and Sees Me After Farewell" Tang Dynasty: Liu Changqing
Melancholy to be banished to Changsha, and the grass in the rivers and lakes is luxuriant.
Translation: Being banished from Changsha and leaving there makes me sad and frustrated, and my love for others is as strong as the vanilla on the river bank and the pond.
3. "Yin of Cuilou·Chunxi Bingwudong" Song Dynasty: Jiang Kui
This place is suitable for a Ci Immortal who will support Suyun Huanghe and play games with you. Gaze at the jade ladder for a long time, sighing at the lush green grass thousands of miles away. Endless love. Rely on wine to clear away sorrow, and spend your heroic spirit. Outside the Western Mountains, it is still rolling in the evening, and there is a curtain of autumn.
Translation: Right here, it’s time to have a cool poet friend, like a fairy, having fun with friends who climb the stairs to watch the toads. I climbed up to the tall building alone and gazed into the distance for a long time, but all I saw was the luxuriant grass. Who knows the loneliness in the wandering world's wandering heart, so he can only drink to relieve his sorrow and forget his passion by admiring flowers. At this moment, outside the Western Mountains, dusk rolled up again, revealing a curtain of sunshine after the autumn rain.