lotus flower
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
lotus flower; nelumbo
literaryA literary and archaic term for the lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera), commonly found in classical Chinese poetry and elegant prose. It carries a more refined and poetic connotation than the everyday terms 荷花 or 莲花.
Fú芙
qú蕖
chū出
yū淤
ní泥
ér而
bù不
rǎn染
，
zhuó濯
qīng清
lián涟
ér而
bù不
yāo妖
。
The lotus rises from the mud unstained, bathed in clear ripples yet remains unpretentious.
Chí池
zhōng中
fú芙
qú蕖
shèng盛
kāi开
，
qīng清
xiāng香
yuǎn远
yì溢
。
The lotus flowers in the pond are in full bloom, their fragrance drifting far and wide.
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Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yǐ以
fú芙
qú蕖
yù喻
jūn君
zǐ子
zhī之
dé德
。
The ancients often used the lotus as a metaphor for the virtue of a gentleman.