English
- peony
- used in 芍陂[Que4 bei1]
- Chinese peony
- water chestnuts
- Paeonia albiflora or lactiflora
As a component in
Words containing 芍
- 芍藥coek3 joek6
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
- 白芍baak6 coek3
root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM
- 贈芍zang6 coek3
to give peonies
- 芍陂coek3 bei1
Quebei, the ancient name of an irrigation reservoir constructed during the Spring and Autumn period in present-day Anhui, still operational and now known as 安豐塘|安丰塘[An1 feng1 Tang2]
- 採蘭贈芍coi2 laan4 zang6 zoek3
- 采蘭贈芍coi2 laan4 zang6 coek3
(lit.) to pluck orchids and gift peonies (idiom)