采兰赠芍 — Chinese idiom
采兰赠芍
cǎi lán zèng sháo
Traditional: 采蘭贈芍
Meaning
- (lit.) to pluck orchids and gift peonies
- (fig.) (of lovers) to exchange presents
Character by character
- 采cǎito collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck
- 兰lánorchid; elegant, graceful
- 赠zèngto bestow, to confer, to present a gift
- 芍sháopeony; water chestnuts
Idioms sharing a character
- 无精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi
- 神采奕奕 shén cǎi yì yì
- 神采飞扬 shén cǎi fēi yáng
- 兴高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè
- 芝兰之室 zhī lán zhī shì
- 芝兰玉树 zhī lán yù shù
- 兰艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén
- 金兰之交 jīn lán zhī jiāo
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