Results for “草”

lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus)

primrose

see 殺人如麻|杀人如麻[shā rén rú má]

diquat

poisonous plant / (fig.) ideas, writings etc regarded as harmful

aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw

to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats

seagrass

Rabdosia lophanthoides (no common name), herb plant of Lamiaceae family (together with mint and lavender), used in TCM

slipshod / careless / slovenly / (of handwriting) scrawly / illegible

edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)

Carex meyeriana

Conyza blinii

rush (botany) / Juncaceae

see 燈心草|灯心草[dēng xīn cǎo]

the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps

see 燈芯絨|灯芯绒[dēng xīn róng]

wire grass (Eleusine indica)

hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)

pasture grass / fodder

see 狗尾草[gǒu wěi cǎo]

green foxtail (Setaria viridis)

the most handsome boy in the class

lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis

lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis

lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis

(bird species of China) green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

Hedyotis diffusa

all kinds of grass / all kinds of flora

paraquat

fur clothing

motherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus or L. cardiaca)

(bird species of China) Chinese babax (Pterorhinus lanceolatus)

see 白花蛇舌草[bái huā shé shé cǎo]

green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on

grass

(neologism) (slang) to spark interest in a product or idea (esp. on social media)

straw

(idiom) to stockpile provisions in preparation for war

Mackie's pest / lovegrass (Chrysopogon aciculatus)