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人面桃花相映紅 allu. to blooming young girl;
桃弧棘矢 bow of peach wood and arrow of thistle, anciently used to avert evil influences;
桃園結義 allu. to three heroes of Three Kingdoms forming a pact of friendship to death.
2.桃脯 [tao2fu3], n., preserved peach; a sweetmeat looking like glazed peach.
3.桃符 [tao2fu2], n., peachwood charm, painted with demons hung over doors to ward off evil spirits, term now used of New Year scrolls pasted on sides of doors.
4.桃花 [tao2hua1], n., peach flower; 桃花石 [tao2hua1shi2], a peach-colored stone much valued; 桃花癬 skin affection on girl's face; 桃花汛 spring flood in Yellow River area; (交) 桃花運 luck in love, romance; 桃花源 see [tao2yUan2]↓.
5.桃紅 [tao2hong2], adj., pink color.
6.桃金孃 [tao2jin1niang2], n., (bot.) downy rose myrtle, Rhodomyrtus tomentosa.
7.桃膠 [tao2jiao1], n., peach gum.
8.桃仁 (兒) [tao2ren2] ([tao2re2er0]), n., the meat of peach nut.
9.桃瓤 (兒) [tao2rang2]([er0]), n., meat of peach fruit.
10.桃枝 [tao2zhi1], n., also called 桃枝竹 a kind of bamboo.
11.桃李 [tao2lie1], n., students: 桃李滿天下 (of well-known teachers) have students all over the world; 桃李不言，下自成蹊 peaches and plums do not have to talk, yet the world beats a path to them--natural attraction; 桃李年 a girl's blooming age.
12.桃色 [tao2se4], n., peach color; 桃色新聞 newspaper stories of love and sex; 桃色案件 crimes of passion.
13.桃絲竹 [tao2si1zhu2], n., a kind of bamboo.
14.桃源 [tao2yUan2], n., “peach spring,” allu. to story of a fisherman finding an Arcadia cut off from the world; hence 世外桃源 Arcadia, Shangri-la, haven of peace and simple living.