- lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
- fig. outdated
- thing of the past
- dead letter
Characters
- 明 (明): Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- 日 (日): abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
- 黄 (黃): surname Huang or Hwang
- 花 (花): surname Hua
Resources
- Wiktionary: 明日黄花
- MDBG: 明日黄花
- Examples with 明日黄花 on Tatoeba
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