夜來香

夜来香
yèláixiāng
  1. tuberose (Agave amica)
  2. night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum) (aka 夜香木 yèxiāngmù)

CEDICT

  1. Tonkin jasmine, Telosma cordata
  2. night-blooming cestrum, Cestrum nocturnum
  3. tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa

Wiktionary

植物名。龍舌蘭科月下香屬，多年生草本。地下有球根，地上莖高達六十餘公分。單葉互生，橢圓披針形，秋天開白花，微黃。花被呈漏斗狀，雄蕊六枚，通常每二朵並生。夜間發香，故稱為「夜來香」。

重編國語辭典

Examples

文學作品中常用夜來香來象徵思念與柔情。

In literary works, night-blooming jasmine is often used to symbolize longing and tenderness.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 夜來 yèlái
  1. (literary) evening
  2. (literary) nightfall
  3. evening
  4. nightfall
2 香 xiāng
  1. fragrant
  2. sweet smelling
  3. aromatic
  4. savory or appetizing
  5. (to eat) with relish
  6. (of sleep) sound
  7. perfume or spice
  8. joss or incense stick

classifier: 根

Related entries

夜香木 yèxiāngmù night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum)