葵
kui2
mallow; sunflower
種類
zhong3lei4
Species
定
ding4
to be definite
初夏
chu1xia4
early summer
繁/茂
fan2/mao4
lush, exuberant
可觀
ke3guan1
worth watching
曠
kuang4
spacious
處
chu3
place, locale; department
錢
qian2
coin
文采
wen2cai3
decoration, embellishment
臺
tai2
terrace
除
chu2
steps leading to a palace/elevated building
向日葵
xiang4ri4(kui2)
sunflower
西番蓮
xi1fan1lian2
lit. Lotus from the West; sunflower [in this text]
(now referring to passion fruit)
爪
zhua3
claw, nail, talon; animal feet
佳
jia1
good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful
鵝黄
e2huang2
bright yellow
蓮
lian2
lotus
…說
…shuo1
(a prose/essay) on …. [e.g. 韓愈《師説》,柳宗元《捕蛇者說》]
陸
lu4
land
蕃
fan1
numerous
獨
du2
alone, single, solitary, only
菊
ju2
chrysanthemum
李唐
Li3 Tang2
Tang dynasty established by the Li Family