A perennial herb with long leaves and orange or yellow flowers, also known as the [[忘忧草|忘憂草|wang4 you1 cao3]]; its flower buds are processed into food while the roots are used in medicine

(literary) one's mother

(literary) one's father and mother; derived from using [[椿|椿|chun1]] or [[椿庭|椿庭|chun1 ting2]] to refer to a father and [[萱|萱|xuan1]] or [[萱堂|萱堂|xuan1 tang2]] to refer to a mother

Both parents are living and in good health. Literally means the [[香椿|香椿|xiang1 chun1]] tree and the [[萱草|萱草|xuan1 cao3]] represent the father and mother respectively; used as a formal or polite expression to congratulate a couple on their longevity.

(honorific) a polite and formal way to refer to someone else's mother. The term literally refers to a house where daylilies are planted, which was traditionally the room where a mother lived.

Eulogistic phrase used to express condolences for the death of a mother or an elderly woman; literally the daylily in the north hall has withered.

harvest mouse, a small rodent typically found in fields and nests of tall grass