cǎi lán zèng sháo

Traditional: 采蘭贈芍

采兰赠芍 (cǎi lán zèng sháo) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to pluck orchids and gift peonies (idiom); fig. (of lovers) to exchange presents”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to pluck orchids and gift peonies (idiom)
  2. 2fig. (of lovers) to exchange presents

Characters in 采兰赠芍

采cǎi · to pick兰lán · orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)赠zèng · to give as a present芍què · used in 芍陂[Que4 bei1]

Related words

兰orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)兰surname Lan弗兰克Frank (name)采取to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)采访to interview爱尔兰Ireland苏格兰Scotland捐赠to contribute (as a gift)荷兰Holland; the Netherlands英格兰England采用to adopt采to pick

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