- 水仙花 shuǐxiānhuā daffodilnarcissus; daffodil
- 水仙不开花 shuǐxiānbùkāihuā to play dumba [[歇后语|歇後語|xie1 hou4 yu3]] (two-part allegorical saying) meaning to pretend not to know; specifically meaning [[装蒜|裝蒜|zhuang1 suan4]]. Derived from the fact that a narcissus that has not bloomed looks almost identical to a head of garlic.
- 喇叭水仙 lǎbashuǐxiān daffodildaffodil; trumpet narcissus
- 秋水仙 qiūshuǐxiān meadow saffronmeadow saffron or autumn crocus; a plant of the genus Colchicum
- 秋水仙碱 qiūshuǐxiānjiǎn colchicinea toxic alkaloid used to treat gout
- 秋水仙素 qiūshuǐxiānsù colchicinean alkaloid extracted from the bulbs and seeds of the autumn crocus, used in medicine to treat conditions like acute gout and migraine
