玫瑰
Chinese edit
a kind of fine stone | (semi-precious stone); extraordinary | ||
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trad. (玫瑰) | 玫 | 瑰 | |
simp. #(玫瑰) | 玫 | 瑰 |
Etymology edit
Appears to refer to a kind of (red) jade originally, as suggested by the semantic parts of the individual characters and the explanations in Shuowen.
Cognate with 梅槐 (“a tree similar to 薔薇”). Other potential cognates include 茅蒐 (máosōu, “a red plant dye; madder”) and 韎韐/韎𱂆 (“red madder-dyed knee covers”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
玫瑰
- (botany) rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa)
- hybrid roses for ornamantal and edible uses
- (~花) rose (flower) (Classifier: 朵 m)
- (~色) rose colour
- (literary, historical) a kind of beautiful jade
Synonyms edit
- (flower): 刺客 (cìkè)