丁香
dīng xiāng
Pinyin
Definition
丁香
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- lilac (Syringia vulgaris)
- clove (Eugenia aromatica)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 fragrant
- 2 sweet smelling
- 3 aromatic
- 4 savory or appetizing
- 5 (to eat) with relish
- 6 (of sleep) sound
- 7 perfume or spice
- 8 joss or incense stick
- 9 classifier: 根 gēn
- 1 perfume
- 2 cologne
- 1 Hong Kong
- 1 surname Ding
Idioms (20)
不知丁董
- 1 forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
- 2 unheeding the lessons of the past
付之丙丁
- 1 to burn down (idiom)
偷香窃玉
- 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
- 2 secret illicit sex
口齿生香
- 1 eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
吃香喝辣
- 1 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
- 2 fig. to live well
Sample Sentences
一个丁香一样的
a lilac like lady,
丁香一样的颜色,
The color of a lilac,
丁香一样的芬芳,
The fragrance of a lilac,
丁香一样的忧愁,
The worry of a lilac,
一枝丁香的,
a branch of lilac,