夜來香
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See also: 夜来香
Chinese[edit]
nightfall; evening | fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular | ||
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trad. (夜來香) | 夜來 | 香 | |
simp. (夜来香) | 夜来 | 香 | |
Literally: “fragrance of [the] night”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
夜來香
- tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa
- 我愛這夜色茫茫 也愛著夜鶯歌唱 更愛那花一般的夢 擁抱著夜來香 吻著夜來香 [MSC, trad.]
- From: “Tuberose” (1944), lyrics and music by Li Jinguang, sung by Li Hsiang-lan
- wǒ ài zhè yèsè mángmáng, yě ài zhe yèyīng gēchàng, gèng ài nà huā yībān de mèng, yōngbào zhe yèláixiāng, wěn zhe yèláixiāng [Pinyin]
- I love this panoramic night scene, so too that singing nightingale.
But what I love the most are those flowers in my dream; embracing [and] kissing the tuberose.
我爱这夜色茫茫 也爱著夜莺歌唱 更爱那花一般的梦 拥抱著夜来香 吻著夜来香 [MSC, simp.]
- night-blooming cestrum, Cestrum nocturnum
- Tonkin jasmine, Telosma cordata
- (Cantonese, dated) night soil
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Japanese: 夜来香 (ieraishan)
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | ||
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夜 | 來 | 香 |
イエ Grade: 2 |
ライ Jinmeiyō |
シャン Grade: 4 |
irregular |
For pronunciation and definitions of 夜來香 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 夜來香, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | ||
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夜 | 來 | 香 |
Noun[edit]
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- zh:Night
- zh:Asparagus family plants
- zh:Nightshades
- zh:Dogbane family plants
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- Japanese terms spelled with 來
- Japanese terms spelled with 香
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