柳 ㄌㄧㄡ ˇ liǔ 暗 ㄢ ˋ àn 花 ㄏㄨㄚ huā 明 ㄇㄧㄥ ˊ míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope light at the end of the tunnel