lush and overgrown; luxuriant
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
lush and overgrown; luxuriant and tangled (of vegetation)
literaryLiterary term often used in classical poetry, notably in the Book of Songs (《诗经》): "桃之夭夭，其叶蓁蓁" (The peach tree is young and elegant, its leaves are lush).
Táo桃
zhī之
yāo夭
yāo夭
，
qí其
yè叶
zhēn蓁
zhēn蓁
。
The peach tree is young and elegant, its leaves are luxuriant and green.
Chūn春
rì日
jiāo郊
yuán原
，
cǎo草
mù木
zhēn蓁
zhēn蓁
。
In the spring countryside, the vegetation grows lush and tangled.
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Huāng荒
fèi废
de的
tíng庭
yuàn院
zhōng中
zá杂
cǎo草
zhēn蓁
zhēn蓁
，
jiǔ久
yǐ已
wú无
rén人
dǎ打
lǐ理
。
The abandoned courtyard was overgrown with weeds, long left untended.