丁香
dīng xiāng
Pinyin

Definition

丁香
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dīng xiāng
  1. lilac (Syringia vulgaris)
  2. clove (Eugenia aromatica)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xiāng
  1. 1 fragrant
  2. 2 sweet smelling
  3. 3 aromatic
  4. 4 savory or appetizing
  5. 5 (to eat) with relish
  6. 6 (of sleep) sound
  7. 7 perfume or spice
  8. 8 joss or incense stick
  9. 9 classifier: 根 gēn
xiāng shuǐ
  1. 1 perfume
  2. 2 cologne
Xiāng gǎng
  1. 1 Hong Kong
xiāng jiāo
  1. 1 banana
  2. 2 classifier: 枝 zhī
  3. 3 classifier: 根 gēn
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 把 bǎ
Dīng
  1. 1 surname Ding

Idioms (20)

不知丁董
bù zhī Dīng Dǒng
  1. 1 forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
  2. 2 unheeding the lessons of the past
付之丙丁
fù zhī bǐng dīng
  1. 1 to burn down (idiom)
偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
  1. 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
  2. 2 secret illicit sex
口齿生香
kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng
  1. 1 eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
吃香喝辣
chī xiāng hē là
  1. 1 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to live well

Sample Sentences

一个丁香一样的
yī gè dīngxiāng yīyàng de
a lilac like lady,
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丁香一样的颜色,
dīngxiāng yīyàng de yánsè ,
The color of a lilac,
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丁香一样的芬芳,
dīngxiāng yīyàng de fēngfāng ,
The fragrance of a lilac,
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丁香一样的忧愁,
dīngxiāng yīyàng de yōuchóu ,
The worry of a lilac,
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一枝丁香的,
yī zhī dīngxiāng de ,
a branch of lilac,
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