风花雪月

fēnghuāxuěyuè

风花雪月 — fēnghuāxuěyuè

1. wind, flower, snow and moon — a conventional/trite subject for poetry and romantic literature; matters of romantic sentiment rather than substance

   他写的小说满是风花雪月，没有现实关怀。 tā xiě de xiǎoshuō mǎn shì fēnghuāxuěyuè méiyǒu xiànshí guānhuái — His novel is full of wind-and-moon sentimentality and lacks concern for real life.

2. effete or ornate language lacking real content; empty rhetoric

   会议上全是风花雪月的话，没人提出建设性的意见。 huìyì shàng quán shì fēnghuāxuěyuè dehuà méirén tíchū jiànshèxìng de yìjiàn — The meeting was full of empty rhetoric; no one offered constructive suggestions.

3. a love affair; romantic matters; romance in the air

   他们俩总在一起谈风花雪月，看起来像是一段恋情。 tāmen liǎ zǒng zài yìqǐ tán fēnghuāxuěyuè kànqǐlái xiàngshì yīduàn liànqíng — They are always chatting about romantic things; it looks like a relationship.

4. a dissipated or dissolute lifestyle focused on pleasure

   年轻时他过着风花雪月的日子，现在后悔莫及。 niánqīng shí tā guò zháo fēnghuāxuěyuè de rìzi xiànzài hòuhuǐmòjí — In his youth he led a dissipated life; now he deeply regrets it.