fleabane; rootless wandering
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2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
fleabane (Erigeron); a perennial herb with willow-like serrated leaves and purple-red flowers with yellow centers
Refers specifically to plants of the genus Erigeron, often found in wild grasslands.
Tián田
yě野
lǐ里
kāi开
mǎn满
le了
fēi飞
péng蓬
，
dàn淡
zǐ紫
sè色
de的
huā花
duǒ朵
suí随
fēng风
yáo摇
yè曳
。
The fields were covered with fleabane, their light purple flowers swaying in the wind.
Fēi飞
péng蓬
de的
yè叶
zi子
biān边
yuán缘
yǒu有
xì细
mì密
de的
jù锯
chǐ齿
，
róng容
yì易
huá划
shāng伤
pí皮
fū肤
。
The edges of fleabane leaves have fine serrations that can easily scratch the skin.
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Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
fēi飞
péng蓬
bǐ比
yù喻
piāo漂
bó泊
wú无
dìng定
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
Ancient people often used fleabane as a metaphor for a drifting, rootless life.
noun
(literary) a drifting, rootless existence; wanderer without anchor
literaryDerived from the plant's seeds that fly away with the wind; used in classical poetry and literary Chinese to symbolize homelessness, transience, or lack of roots.
Rén人
shēng生
rú如
fēi飞
péng蓬
，
piāo漂
bó泊
rèn任
xī西
dōng东
。
Life is like fleabane, drifting east and west at the mercy of the wind.
Tā他
zì自
bǐ比
fēi飞
péng蓬
，
shí十
nián年
jiān间
niǎn辗
zhuǎn转
le了
qī七
gè个
chéng城
shì市
。
He compared himself to fleabane, having wandered through seven cities in ten years.