What's a Cactus in Chinese? That thought went through my head a few weeks ago. And I when I looked it up in my dictionary, I was super happy to discover that the Chinese word for cactus 仙人掌 (Xiānrénzhǎng) literally translates into English as 'Palm of Celestial Being'. I think I can see it... 🌵🌵🌵.
It made me realise just how limited my flora vocabulary is. So I made the following images to help me learn some more about Chinese flowers as well as the Chinese words for some of my favourite plants.
More info: ltl-shanghai.com
Palm of Celestial Being
‘Peony Pavilion’ ( 牡丹亭 mǔdan tíng) is one of China's most famous operas
Panda's snack of choice
The flower of the dead in China (and lots of places).
Fleshy plant.
Lan is a popular Chinese woman's name.
Lit. Towards (Xiàng) sun (rì) sunflower (kuí) 🌻🌻🌻
🌼🌼🌼 Daisy
Literally ‘Hawk Tail Flower’
Rose 🌹🌹🌹
Symbolises Glory, Fame and Riches
Lavender
A transformation from evil to good in Buddhism
Legendary warrior Mulan's name translates to Magnolia
茉莉花茶 Mòlìhuā chá = Jasmine petal tea
Lilies are said to help people forget their troubles
