noun
spring flowers and autumn moon; beauty of nature through the seasons
A yojijukugo (four-character idiom) evoking the beauty of spring blossoms and the autumn moon, often used to appreciate the changing beauty of nature across seasons.
春花秋月を愛でる心は、日本人の美意識の一つだ。
The heart that appreciates spring flowers and the autumn moon is one aspect of the Japanese aesthetic sense.
この庭園は春花秋月の趣がある。
This garden has the charm of spring flowers and the autumn moon.
Also a yojijukugo about natural beauty, but specifically refers to wind, flowers, snow, and moon, emphasizing the four seasons' scenic elements.
A yojijukugo composed of 春 (spring), 花 (flower), 秋 (autumn), and 月 (moon). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a classical Chinese-derived phrase used in Japanese literature to symbolize seasonal beauty.