李杏

李 lǐ #2,758

plum / (surname Li)

话李 huàlǐ

preserved plum; salted dried plum snack

杏核 xìnghé

apricot pit / apricot kernel (almond-like seed inside the pit)

深巷明朝卖杏花 shēnxiàngmíngzhāomàixìnghuā

tomorrow morning in the deep lane, apricot blossoms will be sold / (fig.) a quiet, domestic image of Jiangnan spring heard through rain / (lit.) deep lane tomorrow-morning sell apricot-flower

仁用杏 rényòngxìng

seed-use apricot (apricot variety grown for its edible kernel rather than its flesh)

牧童遥指杏花村 mùtóngyáozhǐxìnghuācūn

the cowherd points afar toward Apricot Blossom Village / a vivid image of asking for directions at Qingming / closing line of Du Mu's 清明

一枝红杏出墙来 yīzhīhóngxìngchūqiánglái

a branch of red apricot blossom reaches out over the wall / something vibrant that can't be contained (often alluded to as a metaphor for an affair, from later slang 红杏出墙)

南北杏 nánběixìng

southern and northern apricot kernels (a Cantonese soup ingredient pair)

杏花烟 xìnghuāyān

apricot-blossom mist / a woman's soft, beautiful hair at the temples (literary)

桃李色 táolǐsè

a rosy complexion like peach and plum blossoms / a healthy, radiant pink face