lush; luxuriant (of plants)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
lush; luxuriant; thriving (of plants)
literaryUsed exclusively in classical or literary Chinese to describe vegetation that is dense, flourishing, and growing vigorously.
Xī昔
wǒ我
wǎng往
yǐ矣
，
yáng杨
liǔ柳
yī依
yī依
；
jīn今
wǒ我
lái来
sī思
，
yǔ雨
xuě雪
fēi霏
fēi霏
；
háng行
dào道
chí迟
chí迟
，
zǎi载
kě渴
zǎi载
jī饥
；
wǒ我
xīn心
shāng伤
bēi悲
，
mò莫
zhī知
wǒ我
āi哀
！
（
Péng化
péng用
《
shǔ诗
miáo经
》
yīn意
yǔ境
，
gào可
zhī描
述
）
芃
芃
黍
苗
，
阴
雨
膏
之
。
In the past when I set out, the willows were lush and graceful; now that I return, the snow falls thick and fast; the road is long, I am thirsty and hungry; my heart is wounded with sorrow, no one knows my grief! (Evoking the Book of Songs) The millet sprouts are lush, nourished by the gentle rain.
Chūn春
rì日
yuán原
yě野
，
fāng芳
cǎo草
péng芃
péng芃
。
On the spring plains, the fragrant grass grows lush and thick.
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Qí其
lín林
péng芃
péng芃
，
qí其
shòu兽
mōu哞
mōu哞
。
Its forest is luxuriant, its beasts low.