枯木逢春 in English ku1 mu4 feng2 chun1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to get a new lease on life
  • to be revived
  • (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve

Simplified Characters

枯 木 逢 春

Traditional Characters

枯 木 逢 春

Pinyin

ku1 mu4 feng2 chun1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

枯ku1dried up 木mu4surname Mu 逢feng2to meet by chance 春chun1old variant of 春[chun1]