(idiom) like a lotus flower breaking the surface; used to describe a young woman who is surpassingly beautiful and elegant, or to describe a piece of writing or calligraphy as being fresh and natural.

(idiom) a lotus flower just emerging above the water; used to describe a piece of writing or art that is fresh and natural, or a woman who is elegant and beautiful

a drain, pipe, or opening through which water is discharged

aquatic plant with its lower parts or roots underwater and its upper parts extending above the surface

to float up from underwater to the surface; to emerge from the water