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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
sweet scent / fragrant odor
wrinkled giant hyssop / Agastache rugosa (botany)
rosin / pine rosin
(of a flower) vividly colorful and fragrant / (of a woman) captivating; charming / (of writing or a painting etc) lifelike; vivid
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
rare perfume
fragrance of flowers
subtle fragrance
to burn incense at a temple
fragrant / aromatic / fragrance / aroma
costus root (medicinal herb) / aucklandia / Saussurea costus / Dolomiaea souliei
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
frankincense
tulip
incense coil
rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
popular / in demand / well regarded
sandalwood
literary reputation
incense stick
national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day
fragrant / delicious
tuberose (Agave amica) / night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum) (aka 夜香木)
to burn incense
spearmint
interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)
Chinese anise / star anise
orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata) / "chicken butt", popular Taiwan snack on a stick, made of marinated "white cut chicken" butt
Chinese anise / star anise / Fructus Anisi Stellati
see 香附
to burn incense / to thank profusely
musk
mosquito-repellent incense or coil
delicate fragrance
lilac
fragrance / fragrant
fragrance / fragrant (of incense)
to burn incense
ambergris
lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom) / fig. to water at the mouth / to drool in anticipation
sambong (Blumea balsamifera)
winter daphne
Styrax officinalis or Styrax benzoin / benzoin resin (used in TCM) / Benzoinum
thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)
incense coil
strong fragrance / pungent
burn incense
five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty)
passion fruit
incense
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
(botany) rue (Ruta graveolens)
lit. burying jade and interring incense (idiom); funeral for a beautiful person
awesome (expression of approval used hypocritically after bitching about the exact same thing earlier) (neologism c. 2014)
lingering fragrance
fennel / fennel seed
a kind of sleeping gas or smoke used by thieves to incapacitate victims
(of a fragrance) to waft about / (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well
(cuisine) basil-flavored (abbr. for 九層塔香|九层塔香) / cone-shaped incense stick
burnt aroma
root of Vladimiria souliei (used in TCM) / Dolomiaea souliei
dill seed
(botany) patchouli (Pogostemon cablin)
see 孜然, cumin
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.)
lilac (Syringa spp) / clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
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
She Xiang (c. 1361-1396), lady who served as Yi ethnic group leader in Yunnan in early Ming times
see 孜然, cumin
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
piña colada
Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree; lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha)
to burn incense
snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis) / gum storax, used in TCM
electric mosquito repellent


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