愛蓮說
ài​lián​shuō

On the Love of the Lotus

  • created sense approved 爱莲说/愛蓮說 · ài​lián​shuō · On the Love of the Lotus — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    爱莲说 / 愛蓮說

    ài​lián​shuō

    On the Love of the Lotus

    classic prose piece by Northern Song dynasty philosopher Zhou Dunyi, expressing the ideal of a noble person remaining untainted by a corrupt environment

    爱 (literal) → 爱/愛 · ài · to love 莲 (literal) → 莲/蓮 · lián · lotus 说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · theory

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