‘蕉心’ literally means ‘banana heart’ — it re

‘蕉风’ is a poetic, literary compound meaning 'b

'Jiāo yè' literally means 'banana leaf' — combi

‘芭蕉’ (bā jiāo) refers to the Japanese banana

香蕉 (xiāng jiāo) is the standard Mandarin word

‘Wàn zǐ qiān hóng’ literally means ‘ten tho

'Wàn wù' literally means 'ten thousand things'—

‘毒草’ literally means ‘poisonous grass’ or ‘

‘杂草’ literally combines ‘杂’ (zá), meaning

‘Cǎoshū’ (cursive script) is one of the major

‘草稿’ (cǎogǎo) literally combines ‘草’ (cǎ

‘Xiǎocǎo’ literally means ‘small grass’ — c

'Cǎodì' literally combines 'cǎo' (grass) and 'd

The word huāyàng literally combines 花 (huā, 'f

"Kāi huā" literally means "to open flowers" and

香闻十里 is a classical Chinese idiom meaning 'fra

绩麻 (jì má) is a classical Chinese verb meaning

绿草 (lǜ cǎo) literally means 'green grass' — a

绿叶 (lǜ yè) literally means 'green leaf' — com

绿色 (lǜ sè) literally means 'green color' — 绿

'Jiē shí' literally combines 'jiē' (to form, to

Luó bo gāo (turnip cake) is a traditional savory

Guìhuā gāo is a traditional Chinese sweet snack

绿豆糕 (lǜ dòu gāo) is a traditional Chinese sw

米糕 (mǐ gāo) literally means 'rice cake' — 米

‘竹筷’ literally means ‘bamboo chopsticks’ —

秋收 (qiū shōu) literally combines 秋 (qiū), me

‘秋风’ literally means ‘autumn wind’ — a comp

‘金秋’ (jīn qiū) is a poetic, literary term me

矮树 (ǎi shù) literally means 'short tree' — 矮

矮小 (ǎi xiǎo) is a compound adjective meaning '

Tofu skin (dòufu pí) is a traditional Chinese fo

苹果皮 literally means 'apple skin' — a compound

Guó huà (‘national painting’) refers to tradit

‘甜瓜’ literally means ‘sweet melon’—‘甜’ (

‘花瓶’ (huā píng) literally means ‘flower bot

环境 (huán jìng) literally combines 环 (huán),

‘炼字’ literally means ‘to refine characters’

‘Qīngfēng’ literally combines 清 (qīng), mean

'Shù yīn' literally means 'tree shade' — the co