Definition
明日黄花 is a four-character idiom (成语) that literally means 'tomorrow's chrysanthemum' — but its actual meaning is the opposite: something that is already past its prime, outdated, or no longer relevant. The metaphor comes from the Double Ninth Festival (重阳节), where chrysanthemums are in season; by the next day they are already wilted. Use it to describe news, trends, or ideas that were once hot but are now stale.
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something that is out of dateyesterday's newsobsolete
Examples
- 明日黄花，。Zhè tiáo xīnwén yǐjīng shì míng rì huáng huā le, méi rén zài guānzhù.This piece of news is already old news; no one cares anymore.
- 明日黄花，。Tā tíchū de fāng'àn zǎo yǐ chéngwéi míng rì huáng huā, wǒmen xūyào xīn de sīlù.The plan he proposed has long become outdated; we need new ideas.
- ，明日黄花。Zhè zhǒng kuǎnshì qùnián hěn liúxíng, xiànzài yǐ shì míng rì huáng huā le.This style was very popular last year, but now it's out of fashion.
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