煞風景

Chinese

baleful; bring to a stop; very
baleful; bring to a stop; very; decrease; tighten
 
trad. (煞風景) 風景
simp. (煞风景) 风景
alternative forms 殺風景杀风景

Etymology

From Li Shangyin's personal notes about such behaviours:

煞風景花間石筍果園起樓花架步行將軍清泉焚琴煮鶴 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
煞风景花间石笋果园起楼花架步行将军清泉焚琴煮鹤 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Li Shangyin, Yishan's notes (義山雜纂)
Shàfēngjǐng: huājiān hē dào, kàn huā lèi xià, tái shàng pū xí, zhuó què chuí yáng, huā xià shài kūn, yóu chūn zhòng zǎi, shísǔn jì mǎ, yuè xià bǎ huǒ, jì yán shuō sú shì, guǒyuán zhǒng cài, bèi shān qǐlóu, huājià xià yǎng jī yā, bùxíng jiāngjūn, qīngquán zhuó zú, fénqínzhǔhè, duì huā chuò chá. [Pinyin]
(Behaviours that) spoil beautiful sceneries: Shouting while amongst flowers, shedding tears while looking at flowers, laying one's sleeping mat on moss, chopping down willow trees, hanging one's trousers to dry under flowers, taking along too much baggage on a spring outing, tying one's horse to a stalagmite, lighting torches under the moon, speaking of trivial matters while at a banquet featuring female entertainers, planting vegetables in a fruit orchard, putting up a multi-story building with its back to the mountains (and thus spoiling the view), raising chickens and ducks under a flower trellis, a military general walking, washing one's feet in a clear spring, burning qins and cooking cranes, sipping tea (but not wine) while viewing flowers.

Pronunciation


Verb

煞風景

  1. to damage the beautiful scenery
  2. (figurative) to spoil the fun; to be a wet blanket

Derived terms