winter sweet; Chimonanthus praecox
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
winter sweet; Chimonanthus praecox (variant of 蜡梅)
Although standard modern Chinese prefers 蜡梅 (with the wax radical), 腊梅 (with the meat/moon radical) is widely used in literature and everyday speech.
Yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
de的
là腊
méi梅
kāi开
le了
，
xiāng香
qì气
pū扑
bí鼻
。
The wintersweet in the yard has bloomed, and its fragrance fills the air.
Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
là腊
méi梅
zài在
hán寒
dōng冬
zhōng中
zhàn绽
fàng放
de的
pǐn品
gé格
。
I admire the character of wintersweet that blooms in the cold winter.
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Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
miáo描
huì绘
le了
yī一
zhī枝
là腊
méi梅
。
This painting depicts a branch of wintersweet.