姚黄魏紫

姚黃魏紫
Yáohuáng Wèizǐ

rare varieties of peonies (original varieties developed by a Yao and a Wei family of the Song Dynasty)

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Entry Composition

=1 姚 Yáo surname Yao
=1 姚 yáo
  1. handsome
  2. good-looking
=2 黄 Huáng surname Huang or Hwang
=2 黄 huáng
  1. yellow
  2. pornographic
  3. to fall through
=3 魏 Wèi
  1. surname Wei
  2. name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States
  3. Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操 Cáo Cāo, one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty
  4. the Wei dynasty 221–265
  5. Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history
=3 魏 wèi tower over a palace gateway (old)
=3 魏 wéi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) standing alone
  2. alternative form of 巍 (wéi, “towering”)
  3. standing alone
4 紫 zǐ
  1. purple
  2. violet