We received Lotus (water lilies) plants from China with this label attached. Can anybody translate what it means?

opalhort

The word on top means "water lily" and the bottom one means "fragrance".

They are pronounced as "ho heung".

The word on top means "water lily" and the bottom one means "fragrance".

They are pronounced as "ho heung".

Thanks

opalhort

My pleasure.

The word on top means "water lily" and the bottom one means "fragrance".

They are pronounced as "ho heung".

you are cool, can understand ancient chinese characters!

Is it 小篆体的“荷香”？

The word on top means "water lily" and the bottom one means "fragrance".

They are pronounced as "ho heung".

Now did you pronounce that in Cantonese, Mandarin, Tai Chew, Hainan or any other dialect. Seeing you are from HK, I suppose it's in Cantonese.

My Mandarin dictionary says 'he (2nd tone)' = lotus, 'xiang (1st tone)' = fragrant.

Though I assume lotus and water lily are one & the same?

The word on top means "water lily" and the bottom one means "fragrance".

They are pronounced as "ho heung".

Now did you pronounce that in Cantonese, Mandarin, Tai Chew, Hainan or any other dialect. Seeing you are from HK, I suppose it's in Cantonese.

It is in cantonese.

The word on top means "water lily" and the bottom one means "fragrance".

They are pronounced as "ho heung".

you are cool, can understand ancient chinese characters!

Is it 小篆体的“荷香”？

hehe.. not cool really. it took me quite some time to figure out what words they really were.

"Is it 小篆体的“荷香”？" No idea.

My Mandarin dictionary says 'he (2nd tone)' = lotus, 'xiang (1st tone)' = fragrant.

Though I assume lotus and water lily are one & the same?

I wonder how your Mandarin dictionary looks like, can you post the pictures of 'he (2nd tone)' = lotus, 'xiang (1st tone)' = fragrant in your dictionary?

'he (2nd tone)' = 荷, 'xiang (1st tone)' = 香.

My Mandarin dictionary says 'he (2nd tone)' = lotus, 'xiang (1st tone)' = fragrant.

Though I assume lotus and water lily are one & the same?

I wonder how your Mandarin dictionary looks like, can you post the pictures of 'he (2nd tone)' = lotus, 'xiang (1st tone)' = fragrant in your dictionary?

'he (2nd tone)' = 荷, 'xiang (1st tone)' = 香.

My wife tells me you're correct, Artao. It's indeed 'He Xiang' and ancient written Chinese, not commonly used characters anymore but close to present written characters.

LaoPo

My wife tells me you're correct, Artao. It's indeed 'He Xiang' and ancient written Chinese, not commonly used characters anymore but close to present written characters.

LaoPo

sorry, I couldn't stop laughing at your ID:LaoPo,It is meaningful.

So can you tell us why you named 'LaoPo' as your ID?