# 火树银花

huǒ shù yín huā

A brilliant display of decorative lights

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Fiery trees and silver flowers

**Traditional Chinese:** 火樹銀花

**Register:** General · spoken & written

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## When to use it

Describe a splendid illuminated festive scene.

Use for decorative light imagery without implying burning trees.

## The image & its use

Rows of bright lamps can transform familiar streets into a dazzling display. The expression pictures tree-like forms glowing with light and pale sparks of brightness resembling flowers. In modern description it can fit a lantern festival or an elaborate arrangement of decorative lights. The emphasis is on the visual effect. A scene can be admired from a calm distance, with no action involving flame required. Describe the actual lights so the reader understands which features create the splendid impression.

## Examples

广场上的彩灯火树银花，十分绚丽。

### Traditional Chinese

廣場上的彩燈火樹銀花，十分絢麗。

guǎng chǎng shàng de cǎi dēng huǒ shù yín huā ， shí fēn xuàn lì 。

The decorative lights in the square create a dazzling display.

夜晚的灯展火树银花，吸引了许多游客。

### Traditional Chinese

夜晚的燈展火樹銀花，吸引了許多遊客。

yè wǎn de dēng zhǎn huǒ shù yín huā ， xī yǐn le xǔ duō yóu kè 。

The evening light exhibition dazzled visitors with its brilliant display.

远处的街道火树银花，洋溢着节日气氛。

### Traditional Chinese

遠處的街道火樹銀花，洋溢著節日氣氛。

yuǎn chù de jiē dào huǒ shù yín huā ， yáng yì zhe jié rì qì fēn 。

The distant street's splendid lights convey a festive atmosphere.

这组灯光把花园装点得火树银花。

### Traditional Chinese

這組燈光把花園裝點得火樹銀花。

zhè zǔ dēng guāng bǎ huā yuán zhuāng diǎn dé huǒ shù yín huā 。

The lighting arrangement turns the garden into a brilliant illuminated scene.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 7, 2026.

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=1291&webMd=1&la=0)

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E7%81%AB%E6%A8%B9%E9%8A%80%E8%8A%B1)

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