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#2 “Tíng-zhong yǒu qí shù” 庭中有奇樹

庭 tíng (N) courtyard

奇 qí (Adj) strange, unorthodox

樹 shù (N) a tree

綠 lǜ (Adj/SV) green (yellow-green, as opposed to qing 青: blue-green)

葉 yè (N) a leaf

發 fa (V) to emit, to put forth

華 hua (N) flower [N.B. húa: (Adj/SV) flowery, blooming]

滋 zi (Adj/SV) flourishing, moist

攀 pan (V) to grasp something and climb up

條 tíao (N) a branch, a strip, an entry in a text

折 zhé (V) to break off, to split

榮 róng (N) blossom, glory; (Adj/SV) flourishing, glorious

遺 wèi (V) to give (as a gift) [N.B. Cognate reading: yí: (V) to leave; (Adj)
left behind, inherited]

馨 xin (Adj) fragrant

香 xiang (N) fragrance, incense

盈 yíng (V) to fill up

懷 húai (N) the breast, the chest, seat of the heart (here representing the
clothing worn over the chest)

袖 xìu (N) sleeve, cuff

莫 mò (Subject pronoun) no one, none; (Auxiliary verb) unable to;
(Imperative Adv) do not

致 zhì (V) to cause to reach [to]; to send