| 十字花科 | shi2 zi4 hua1 ke1 | Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a cross of 4 petals) |
| 吊篮 | diao4 lan2 | gondola (of cable car) |
| 花簇 | hua1 cu4 | bouquet |
| 掐 | qia1 | to nip |
| 白蜡树 | bai2 la4 shu4 | Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM |
| 紫草科 | zi3 cao3 ke1 | Boraginaceae (family of flowers and bushes) |
| 隐花植物 | yin3 hua1 zhi2 wu4 | agamae |
| 反右派斗争 | fan3 you4 pai4 dou4 zheng1 | struggle against rightist faction (Maoist purge of 1957) |
| 并蒂莲 | bing4 di4 lian2 | fig. a devoted married couple |
| 窨 | | cellar |
| 锦上添花 | jin3 shang4 tian1 hua1 | gilding the lily |
| 柳暗花明 | liu3 an4 hua1 ming2 | light at the end of the tunnel |
| 繁花 | fan2 hua1 | luxuriant flowers |