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  *香* | 香* | *香
fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:
HSK 3
banana / CL: , , 個|个,
HSK 3
sausage / CL:
HSK 5
spice / flavoring / condiment / perfume
HSK 7-9
perfume / cologne
HSK 7-9
fragrance / bouquet / sweet smell / CL:
HSK 7-9
sesame oil / perfumed oil
HSK 7-9
chewing gum
HSK 7-9
smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line / cigarette (CL:,條|条,,,)
HSK 7-9
cigarette (variant of 香煙|香烟)
HSK 7-9
Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (abbr. to )
champagne (loanword)
seasoning / condiment / flavoring / dressing / essences
flavorsome and having a springy mouthfeel (Tw)
fragrance / aroma / incense
fragrance of flowers
Chinese toon (Toona sinensis), deciduous tree whose young leaves are used as a vegetable
smoked bean curd
fragrant / aromatic / fragrance / aroma
(of a fragrance) to waft about / (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well
literary reputation
Xianghe county in Langfang 廊坊, Hebei
lilac (Syringa spp) / clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
popular / in demand / well regarded
wrinkled giant hyssop / Agastache rugosa (botany)
musk
five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty)
orange (tree and fruit)
strong fragrance / pungent
sandalwood
to burn incense
incense burning in front of a temple / burning joss sticks
family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
oriental melon (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group) / cantaloupe; muskmelon (Cucumis melo)
incense
sperm whale; cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus)
delicate fragrance
lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day
perfumed soap / toilet soap / CL: 塊|块
shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom
coriander / cilantro / Coriandrum sativum
fragrant / delicious
rich and mellow (flavor or aroma)
fragrant and sweet / sound (sleep)
rosin / pine rosin
Shangri-la, the beautiful, idyllic land of James Hilton's 1933 novel "Lost Horizon"; a paradise on earth / Shangri-La, a county-level city in Yunnan that takes its name from the fictional land of the 1933 novel
aromatherapy
fragrance / fragrant (of incense)
spice bag
tulip
frankincense
national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival
fragrant flower / fig. beneficial (of artworks etc)
face powder / talcum powder
aromatic herb / vanilla / alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei / (fig.) loyal and dependable person (old)
Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree; lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha)
Chanel (brand name)
Champs Élysées
sweet scent / fragrant odor
interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)
Typha orientalis / broadleaf cumbungi / bulrush / cattail
winter daphne
subtle fragrance
to burn incense at a temple
rare perfume
aroma
(botany) rue (Ruta graveolens)
a censer (for burning incense) / incense burner / thurible
delicious / savory
mosquito-repellent incense or coil
Honolulu, capital of Hawaii / also transliterated as 火奴魯魯|火奴鲁鲁
Shambhala, mythical place (Buddhism, Hinduism)
aromatic vinegar / balsamic vinegar
Buddhist pilgrim / Buddhist worshipper
costus root (medicinal herb) / aucklandia / Saussurea costus / Dolomiaea souliei
jasmine tea / scented tea
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
joss stick and candle
tuberose (Agave amica) / night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum) (aka 夜香木)
kiss
alluring / erotic / romantic
shampoo (loanword) / see 洗髮皂|洗发皂
Styrax officinalis or Styrax benzoin / benzoin resin (used in TCM) / Benzoinum
lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering / secret illicit sex
a woman's rooms
athlete's foot
incense burner table
precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle / ostentatious display of luxury
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
spearmint
divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty
incense coil
burn incense
balsam / face cream
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
awesome (expression of approval used hypocritically after bitching about the exact same thing earlier) (neologism c. 2014)
passion fruit
variant of 香醇

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