winter friends
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The “three winter friends” or “歲寒三友” is a four-character expression (成語) used to refer to three hardy plants: the pine, the bamboo (both of which last through the winter), and the plum, which flowers during the winter. This literary expression crops up in the Hong Lou Meng when a special garden is prepared to receive the imperial concubine for a family visit.
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winter friends
The “three winter friends” or “歲寒三友” is a four-character expression (成語) used to refer to three hardy plants: the pine, the bamboo (both of which last through the winter), and the plum, which flowers during the winter. This literary expression crops up in the Hong Lou Meng when a special garden is prepared to receive the imperial concubine for a family visit.
梅花
méi huā
plum blossom
竹子
zhú zi
bamboo
松樹
sōng shù
pine
Sources and Further Reading
出版者：智揚去版社
出版日期：中華民國八十三年
