Chinese wisteria; flowering vine
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis); deciduous climbing vine with purple flowers
Commonly grown on trellises and pergolas. The famous essay 《紫藤萝瀑布》by Zong Pu uses this flower as a symbol of resilience.
Yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
de的
zǐ紫
téng藤
kāi开
huā花
le了
。
The wisteria in the courtyard has bloomed.
Zǐ紫
téng藤
huā花
xiàng像
pù瀑
bù布
yī一
yàng样
chuí垂
xià下
lái来
。
The wisteria flowers hang down like a waterfall.
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Chūn春
tiān天
，
zǐ紫
téng藤
jià架
shàng上
kāi开
mǎn满
le了
zǐ紫
sè色
de的
huā花
。
In spring, the wisteria trellis is covered with purple flowers.
Téng藤
luó萝
tōng通
cháng常
zhǐ指
zǐ紫
téng藤
。
'Tengluo' usually refers to wisteria.