吟风弄月 yín fēng nòng yuè

to write empty, romantic, sentimental lines

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. singing of the wind and the moon; fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art)

Characters

Character Meaning
吟 yín HSK 6
to recite; to chant; to moan
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner
弄 nòng HSK 4
to do; to handle; to manage
月 yuè HSK 1
month; moon; monthly