菡萏
Chinese
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simp. and trad. (菡萏) |
菡 | 萏 |
Pronunciation
Noun
菡萏
- (literary) lotus flower, especially one that has not blossomed
- 彼澤之陂,有蒲菡萏。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Bǐ zé zhī bēi, yǒu pú hàndàn. [Pinyin]
- By the shores of that marsh,
There are rushes and lotus flowers.
彼泽之陂,有蒲菡萏。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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