jiǎnlì
calf
- calf
- (literary) a young calf whose horns are no bigger than a cocoon or a chestnut
- flower bulb
- (literary) a flower bud or bulb; specifically the young buds of the herbaceous peony
- bamboo shoot
- (literary) a young bamboo shoot just emerging from the ground
- integrity
- (literary) metaphorical for purity or moral integrity, derived from the selection of small, unblemished calves for sacrifice