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flowers noun—花 n (almost always used)花朵 nExamples:Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957—Birthday of the Flowers, spring festival on lunar 12th or 15th February—green willow and red flowers—wither (of flowers, leaves etc)—a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956—cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August—lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. win favor or influence using sb else's property—Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM—Hundred flowers film prize, awarded since 1962—lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day—fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers—Hundred Flowers Campaign (PRC, 1956-57), in which Mao called for the taboo on discussing mistakes of the CCP be lifted—lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); decorate sth already perfect—myriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful—Anthemis, genus of flowers in Compositae including chamomile—lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful—painting of birds and flowers—lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows ina tree—various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea—a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression—Boraginaceae (family of flowers and bushes)—Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a cross of 4 petals)—yellow flowers (of various types)—contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc)—lit. look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision—flowers on red silk (a traditional gift celebrate weddings etc)—lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers [idiom.]—lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake [idiom.]—enjoy the flowers on a spring outing [idiom.]—classifier for flowers or clouds—lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers [idiom.]—classifier for a cluster of plants or flowers still growing in the ground—classifier for bunches, bundles e.g. flowers or straw, and beams of light—fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense), evergreen shrub—broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman—also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra—Curse of the Golden Flower (2007), period drama movie by Zhang Yimou—lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others)—antique bronze mirror with flower petal edging, most commonly from the Tang dynasty—a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner—wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance—Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina)—Vanda miss joaquim (hybrid orchid), national flower of Singapore—Chinese New Year flower (Enkianthus quinqueflorus)—as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)—lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation—lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing—spike or male flower of cattail (Typha orientalis)—flower-drum, a folk art form involving singing and dancing—dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)—flower of north India (Datura stramonium, Sanskrit: mandara), considered sacred and grown in temples, similar belladonna—lit. white cogon flower like fire (idiom); fig. a mighty army like wildfire—hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer—lone flower admiring itself (idiom); narcissism—swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc)—flower or herb of Heteropappus altaicus (used in TCM)—Anthurium hybrida, tropical flower originally from Colombia—yellow flower (cosmetic powder used on women's forehead in former times)—delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade [idiom.]—lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon [idiom.]—classifier for rod-shaped objects e.g. sticks, rods, pencils, a flower on the stem etc.— |