sháo
Chinese peony
Paeonia albiflora or lactiflora
sháo yào
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
common herbaceous peony
peony used in TCM
bái sháo
root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM
Què pí
Quepi lake (irrigation project in Han to Tang times on Huai river 淮河 in modern Anhui)
zèng sháo
to give peonies
fig. exchange of gifts between lovers
cǎi lán zèng sháo
lit. pick orchids and present peonies (idiom); fig. presents between lovers