This poem is a celebrated work in praise of plum blossoms.
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咏 is literary. Common compounds: 吟咏 (yínyǒng, to recite/chant), 歌咏 (gēyǒng, to sing), 咏叹调 (yǒngtàndiào, aria). 咏 + subject means 'a poem/song in praise of': 咏梅 = ode to plum blossoms.