azalea; red azalea
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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azalea; rhododendron (red-flowering shrub)
Specifically refers to red azaleas (Rhododendron simsii) that blanket mountains in crimson blooms in spring. Also known as 杜鹃. Often associated with revolutionary symbolism in Chinese literature (e.g., Jinggangshan).
Chūn春
tiān天
dào到
le了
，
mǎn满
shān山
de的
yìng映
shān山
hóng红
dōu都
kāi开
le了
。
Spring has arrived, and the azaleas covering the mountains are all in bloom.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yìng映
shān山
hóng红
zài在
Jiāng江
nán南
shān山
qū区
hěn很
cháng常
jiàn见
。
This type of azalea is very common in the mountainous regions of Jiangnan.
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Yìng映
shān山
hóng红
shì是
dù杜
juān鹃
huā花
de的
bié别
chēng称
，
kāi开
qǐ起
lái来
hóng红
biàn遍
shān山
yě野
。
Yingshanhong is another name for azalea, which blooms scarlet across the mountains and fields.