| chin. Name | Pinyin | Translation/Explanation | Species |
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ai, xuan, cao | low, forget/push aside, herb/grass | H. nana |
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bei, huang, hua, cai | northern, yellow, flower, vegetable/dish | H. lilioasphodelus |
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bei, xuan, cao | northern, forget/push aside, herb/grass | H. esculenta |
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chang, ban, xuan, cao | long/strong, petal, forget/push aside, herb/grass | H. fulva 'Kwanso' |
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chang, bao, xuan, cao | long/strong, flower bud, forget/push aside, herb/grass |
H. middendorffii var. longibracteata |
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chang, guan, xuan, cao | long/strong, tube, forget/push aside, herb/grass |
H. fulva var. angustifolia |
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chang, lu, xuan, cao | often/always, green, forget/push aside, herb/grass | H. aurantiaca |
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da, bao, xuan, cao | big, flower bud, forget/push aside, herb/grass | H. middendorffii |
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da, bao, xuan, cao (yuan, bian, zhong) |
big, flower bud, forget/push aside, herb/grass (early/primitive, variety/variant) |
H. middendorffii var. middendorffii |
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dui, bao, xuan, cao | opposite/agree, flower bud, forget/push aside, herb/grass | H. fulva var. oppositibracteata |
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duo, hua, xuan, cao | many, flowers, forget/push aside, herb/grass | H. multiflora |
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hong, xuan | red, forget/push aside | H. multiflora |
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huang, hua | yellow, flower |
H. citrina H. minor |
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huang, hua, cai | yellow, flower, vegetable/dish | H. citrina |
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jin, zhen | golden, needle (dried daylily flower) |
H. minor |
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jin, zhen, cai | golden, needle, vegetable/dish (dried daylily flower, vegetable/dish) |
H. citrina |
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lu, cong | deer, onion/scallion | H. lilioasphodelus |
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xi, nan, xuan, cao | western, southern, forget/push aside, herb/grass | H. forrestii |
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xiao, huang, hua, cai | small, yellow, flower, vegetable/dish | H. minor |
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xiao, xuan, cao | small, forget/push aside, herb/grass | H. dumortieri |
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xuan, cao | forget/push aside, herb/grass | H. fulva |
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xuan, cao (yuan, bian, zhong) |
forget/push aside, herb/grass (early/primitive, variety/variant) |
H. fulva var. fulva |
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xuan, cao, shu | forget/push aside, herb/grass, genus | Hemerocallis |
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zhe, ye, xuan, cao | plicate/turned over, leave, forget/push aside, herb/grass | H. plicata |
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zhe, ye, xuan, cao | plicate/folded, leave, forget/push aside, herb/grass | H. plicata |