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lotus seed
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lotus
lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others) / water-lily
Xincheng or Hsincheng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
Liandu district of Lishui city 麗水市|丽水市, Zhejiang
snow lotus herb / Saussurea involucrata
lotus root
white lotus (flower) / White Lotus society / same as 白蓮教|白莲教
Wulian county in Rizhao 日照, Shandong
water lily
Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan
durian fruit / Durio zibethinus
Fengbin or Fengpin township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), US actress
White Lotus society
lotus seed head
Alian District, a rural district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
lotus seat
red lotus
Fenglin town in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
showerhead
passion flower
lit. twin lotus flowers on one stalk / fig. a devoted married couple
Hazeline, Unilever range of skin care products
lotus seed paste
Fuli township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
(literary) light, airy steps (as if walking on lotuses); elegant gait of a woman
Ruisui or Juisui township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit)
Xiulin or Hsiulin township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
Fengbin or Fengpin township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
Yuli town in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
Lotus (department store chain)
The Lotus Sutra
variant of 榴蓮|榴莲
Wanrong County in Yuncheng 運城|运城, Shanxi / Wanrong or Wanjung township in Hualian County 花蓮縣|花莲县, East Taiwan / Vang Vieng, town in central Laos
(idiom) eloquent / entertaining in one's speech
genre of folk song with accompaniment of bamboo clappers
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) / also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲 / (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出)
anemone
(historical) bound foot (esp. one only three inches long, considered the ideal size of a woman's foot)
lotus seed bun
Lianchi District of Baoding 保定, Hebei
Ji'an or Chi'an township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
Ephraim (city)
Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
Zhuoxi or Chohsi township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) / also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连 / (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出)
Sandy Lam (1966-), Hong Kong pop singer
Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅
Yuli town in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
Wanrong or Wanjung township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
calla / calla lily
Wulian county in Rizhao 日照, Shandong
Zhuoxi or Chohsi township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
Shoufeng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
Shoufeng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
Taroko National Park in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, Taiwan / Taroko ethnic group Taiwan
Fuli township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
Xincheng or Hsincheng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
garden nasturtium / Tropaeolum majus
Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, Massachusetts)
durian fruit / also written 留蓮果|留莲果
worker who is capable but unpleasant to deal with
durian fruit / also written 榴槤果|榴梿果
Ruisui or Juisui township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
Xiulin or Hsiulin township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
Hualien city on the east coast of Taiwan
Hualien County on the east coast of Taiwan
Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
(dialect) cabbage
Lianhua county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi
Liandu district of Lishui city 麗水市|丽水市, Zhejiang
Alian District, a rural district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Fenglin town in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan


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