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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:
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fragrance of flowers
fragrant / aromatic / fragrance / aroma
(of a fragrance) to waft about / (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well
literary reputation
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)
strong fragrance / pungent
sandalwood
to burn incense
incense
delicate fragrance
lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day
fragrant / delicious
rosin / pine rosin
fragrance / fragrant (of incense)
tulip
frankincense
national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree; lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha)
sweet scent / fragrant odor
interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)
winter daphne
subtle fragrance
to burn incense at a temple
rare perfume
(botany) rue (Ruta graveolens)
mosquito-repellent incense or coil
costus root (medicinal herb) / aucklandia / Saussurea costus / Dolomiaea souliei
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
tuberose (Agave amica) / night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum) (aka 夜香木)
Styrax officinalis or Styrax benzoin / benzoin resin (used in TCM) / Benzoinum
spearmint
incense coil
burn incense
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
yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (Although "yuxiang" literally means "fish fragrance", it contains no seafood.)
the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities) / (slang) (Tw) the first reply to a blog post etc
thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
(of a flower) vividly colorful and fragrant / (of a woman) captivating; charming / (of writing or a painting etc) lifelike; vivid
fragrance / fragrant
orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata) / "chicken butt", popular Taiwan snack on a stick, made of marinated "white cut chicken" butt
incense coil
lingering fragrance
fennel / fennel seed
(botany) patchouli (Pogostemon cablin)
Chinese anise / star anise / Fructus Anisi Stellati
a kind of sleeping gas or smoke used by thieves to incapacitate victims
snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis) / gum storax, used in TCM
(cuisine) basil-flavored (abbr. for 九層塔香|九层塔香) / cone-shaped incense stick
burnt aroma
lit. burying jade and interring incense (idiom); funeral for a beautiful person
see 香附
Chinese anise / star anise
She Xiang (c. 1361-1396), lady who served as Yi ethnic group leader in Yunnan in early Ming times
lilac
lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom) / fig. to water at the mouth / to drool in anticipation
ambergris
see 孜然, cumin
root of Vladimiria souliei (used in TCM) / Dolomiaea souliei
sambong (Blumea balsamifera)
rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
electric mosquito repellent
eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom) / fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first
dill seed
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
to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)
piña colada
to burn incense
to burn incense
to burn incense / to thank profusely
incense stick
see 孜然, cumin


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