"Garden" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 huā yuán garden / CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
 yuàn zi courtyard / garden / yard / patio / CL:個|个[ge4] / (old) servant
 pǔ garden / orchard
 yuán lín gardens / park / landscape garden
 yuán dì garden area
 hòu yuàn rear court / back garden / backyard (also fig.)
 yī diàn yuán Garden of Eden
 zhí wù yuán botanical garden / arboretum
 jiǎ shān rock garden / rockery
 tíng yuán flower garden
 cài yuán vegetable garden
 zhuàng nián lit. robust years / prime of life / summer / able-bodied (fit for military service) / mature (talent, garden etc)
 Bǎi huā yuán Garden of Many Flowers (name) / Baihua garden in Hongmiao village 洪廟村|洪庙村[Hong2 miao4 cun1], Shandong
 jiāo huā to water the plants / to water the garden
 Zhuō zhèng Yuán Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
 lín kǎ transliteration of Tibetan lingka: garden
 gāng chā pitchfork / garden fork / restraining pole (used by police) / military fork (of ancient times)
 shān zi rock garden / rockery
 Liú Yuán Lingering Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
 yuǎn pǔ garden plot
 yuán pǔ garden plot
 yuán land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 / etc
 mǎn yuán chūn sè everything in the garden is lovely
 mù bù kuī yuán lit. not even peek at the garden / fig. to be absorbed in one's studies (idiom)
 hóng xìng chū qiáng lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom) / fig. a wife having an illicit lover
 Dà guān yuán Prospect Garden / Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber
 gōng yuán xiǎo jìng xiào yìng garden path effect
西 Kè xī mǎ ní yuán Garden of Gethsemane
 wù rù qí tú xiào yìng garden path effect
 Běi Sòng sì dà bù shū Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
 Sòng sì dà shū Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
西 Kè xī mǎ ní huā yuán Garden of Gethsemane (in the Christian passion story)
 Wén yuàn Yīng huá Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry, odes, songs and writings compiled during 982-986 under Li Fang 李昉[Li3 Fang3], Xu Xuan 徐鉉|徐铉[Xu2 Xuan4], Song Bai 宋白[Song4 Bai2] and Su Yijian 蘇易簡|苏易简[Su1 Yi4 jian3], 1000 scrolls
 Táo yuán Sān Jié yì Oath of the Peach Garden, sworn by Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4], Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞[Zhang1 Fei1] and Guan Yu 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3] at the start of the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]
 Yáo zhī pǔ jade garden of celestial ruler / paradise
 shí tíng rock garden
广 Mài dí xùn guǎng chǎng huā yuán Madison Square Garden
广 Mài dí xùn huā yuán guǎng chǎng Madison Square Garden
 Lóng ān sì Ryōanji, temple in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan with famous rock garden
 hàn jīn lián garden nasturtium / Tropaeolum majus
 kōng zhōng huā yuán hanging gardens (Babylon etc) / rooftop garden
 wǎng shī yuán Master of the Nets Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
 jiā tíng yuán pǔ home garden
 lín mù yuán pǔ village forest garden
 shì nòng to look after / to tend (one's crops, garden, livestock, pets etc) / to repair
 yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
 Shī zi Lín yuán Lion Grove Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
 Oǔ Yuán Couple's Retreat Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
 Yì Pǔ The Garden of Cultivation in Suzhou, Jiangsu
退 Tuì Sī yuán Retreat and Reflection Garden in Tongli, Jiangsu
 Kù kěn huò fū Gōng yuán Keukenhof, flower garden in Netherlands
 jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom) / fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner / the grass is always greener on the other side
 yuán yóu huì (Tw) garden party / fete (held in a garden or park) / carnival / fair
 yóu yuán to visit a park or garden
 yóu yuán huì garden party / fete (held in a garden or park) / carnival / fair
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