1. Is "a hundred flowers blooming" an idiom describing spring?
"A hundred flowers blooming": describes a hundred flowers blooming, rich and colorful. It is a metaphor for different ways of doing the same thing, different forms of the same content, or different varieties of the same kind of things. Now also refers to the free development of different forms and styles in literature and art. Of course, it can also be used to describe the flowers in spring that are blooming and vying for beauty. It is an idiom describing spring. Baihua: refers to all kinds of flowers; Qi: at the same time.
Source: Chapter 3 of "Flowers in the Mirror" by Li Ruzhen of the Qing Dynasty: "The Baihua Fairy was just playing chess here, but he didn't know that the emperor of the lower world suddenly ordered him to let a hundred flowers bloom."
Lyrics Title: Let a hundred flowers bloom
Pronunciation: bǎi huā qí fàng
Synonyms: A thousand purples and reds, brilliant purples and reds
Antonyms: Broken flowers and willows, one flower Play alone
Usage: subject-predicate; used as predicate; metaphor to encourage the free development of art forms of different genres and styles
Definition: to describe flowers blooming and being colorful. Metaphor for the free development of various forms and styles of art. It also describes the prosperity of the art world.