pénghāo

蓬蒿

Word · Noun

crown daisy; weeds; the wilds (figurative)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

crown daisy; edible chrysanthemum greens

dialect

A specific name for the vegetable '茼蒿' in certain regional dialects.

Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
jí集
shì市
mài卖
yī一
zhǒng种
jiào叫
péng蓬
hāo蒿
de的
shū蔬
cài菜
 ,
fēi非
cháng常
xiān鲜
nèn嫩
 。

The market here sells a vegetable called 'pénghāo', which is very tender.

Huǒ火
guō锅
lǐ里
fàng放
diǎn点
péng蓬
hāo蒿
 ,
wèi味
dào道
qīng清
xiāng香
 。

Put some crown daisy in the hot pot; it adds a fresh aroma.

2.

noun

fleabane and mugwort; wild weeds; wilderness (figurative)

literary

Used in a literary or figurative sense to refer to uncultivated land or the countryside, often implying a rustic or humble setting. 飞蓬 is a type of weed that scatters easily, and 蒿子 is mugwort.

Zài在
zhè这
péng蓬
hāo蒿
zhī之
zhōng中
 ,
jiàn建
qǐ起
yī一
zuò座
xiǎo小
wū屋
 。

A small hut was built amidst these wild weeds.

Tā他
yàn厌
juàn倦
le了
guān官
chǎng场
shēng生
huó活
 ,
xiǎng想
yào要
guī归
yǐn隐
péng蓬
hāo蒿
 。

He was tired of official life and wanted to retire to the wilds.

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Péng蓬
hāo蒿
mǎn满
dì地
 ,
wú无
rén人
wèn问
jīn津
 。

The ground was covered in weeds, and no one paid any attention.