líng​huā

water caltrop flower

  • created sense approved 菱花 · líng​huā · water caltrop flower — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    菱花

    líng​huā

    water caltrop flower

    The small, white flower of the water caltrop plant; often used in classical poetry

    菱 (literal) → 菱 · líng · water caltrop 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · flower

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  • created sense approved 菱花 · líng​huā · bronze mirror — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    菱花

    líng​huā

    bronze mirror

    (literary) A name for a bronze mirror, so called because water caltrop flower patterns were frequently carved on the back of such mirrors.

    菱 (literal) → 菱 · líng · water caltrop 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · flower

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  • created sense approved 菱花 · líng​huā · water caltrop — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    菱花

    líng​huā

    water caltrop

    The water caltrop or water chestnut plant (Trapa natans); also its edible fruit

    菱 (literal) → 菱 · líng · water caltrop 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · flower

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