暗香疏影
àn​xiāng​shū​yǐng

plum blossoms

  • created sense approved 暗香疏影 · àn​xiāng​shū​yǐng · plum blossoms — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暗香疏影

    àn​xiāng​shū​yǐng

    plum blossoms

    (literary) a poetic description of the subtle fragrance and sparse shadows of plum blossoms; often used as a metaphor or alternate name for the plum flower itself. Derived from the poem "Little Plum Blossoms in a Mountain Garden" by Lin Bu.

    暗香 (literal) → 暗香 · àn​xiāng · subtle fragrance 疏影 (literal) → 疏影 · shū​yǐng · scattered shadows

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