zèng sháodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to give peonies / fig. exchange of gifts between lovers
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Original source entry:

贈芍 赠芍 [zeng4 shao2] /to give peonies/fig. exchange of gifts between lovers/

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Other forms in these source records: 贈芍

  • 赠
    zèng

    to give as a present / to repel / to bestow an honorary title after death (old)

  • 芍
    què

    used in 芍陂[Què bēi]

    sháo

    Chinese peony / Paeonia albiflora or lactiflora

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