red bean tree; love pea
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
Ormosia tree; red bean tree
An evergreen tree native to subtropical regions, characterized by pinnate leaves and distinctive bright red seeds.
Hóng红
dòu豆
shù树
zhǔ主
yào要
shēng生
zhǎng长
zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
nán南
fāng方
de的
yà亚
rè热
dài带
dì地
qū区
。
Ormosia trees mainly grow in subtropical regions of southern China.
Gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
de的
nà那
kē棵
hóng红
dòu豆
shù树
kāi开
mǎn满
le了
bái白
sè色
de的
xiǎo小
huā花
。
The Ormosia tree in the park is covered with small white blossoms.
noun
love pea; red bean seed; symbol of longing
literaryIn classical Chinese literature, these bright red seeds symbolize romantic love and longing between separated lovers. Also known as 相思子.
Wáng王
Wéi维
zài在
shī诗
zhōng中
xiě写
dào道
：
Hóng红
dòu豆
shēng生
nán南
guó国
，
chūn春
lái来
fā发
jǐ几
zhī枝
。
Wang Wei wrote in his poem: 'Red beans grow in the southern land, how many branches sprout in spring?'
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
hóng红
dòu豆
lái来
biǎo表
dá达
xiāng相
sī思
zhī之
qíng情
。
Ancient people often used red beans to express feelings of longing.
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Tā她
sòng送
gěi给
tā他
yī一
kē颗
hóng红
dòu豆
zuò作
wéi为
xìn信
wù物
。
She gave him a red bean as a token of her affection.
Zhè这
chuàn串
hóng红
dòu豆
shǒu手
liàn链
dài代
biǎo表
zhe着
yǒng永
héng恒
de的
sī思
niàn念
。
This red bean bracelet represents eternal longing.