Chinese mallow (ancient name)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
Chinese mallow (Malva sinensis); name for mallow in ancient texts
literaryThis is an archaic, literary term found in classical texts. The modern common name for this plant is 锦葵 (jǐn kuí). It is not used in modern spoken Chinese.
《
Shī诗
Jīng经
》
zhōng中
céng曾
tí提
jí及
pí芘
fú这
zhè种
zhǒng植
zhí物
。
The plant '芘' was mentioned in the 'Book of Songs'.
Pí芘
，
fú古
gǔ称
，
chēng即
jí今
jīn之
zhī锦
jǐn葵
。
'芘' is the ancient name for what is now called the Chinese mallow.