Flowers Raining from the Sky | 天花乱坠

English Original

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-589), in the reign of Emperor Wu of Liang, there was a highly accomplished monk named Master Yun Guang. Once, he explained the Buddhist sutras with such profound and subtle insight that the Flower Deity was moved and sent divine blossoms showering down to earth. Soon, the ground was carpeted with flowers.

This idiom is later used metaphorically to describe speech that is vivid and eloquent, often in an exaggerated or impractical manner.


中文翻译

南北朝时期(420-589年),梁武帝在位时,有一位名叫云光大师的僧人,他是一位非常有造诣的讲经者。一次,他讲解佛经如此精妙深奥,以至于花神深受感动,将神圣的花朵降落到人间。顷刻间,大地便被鲜花覆盖。

这个成语后来被用来比喻说话生动流畅、滔滔不绝,多指言辞夸张、不切实际。

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