火中蓮

Simplified: 火中莲

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huǒzhōnglián ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥㄌㄧㄢˊ

- something rare and precious

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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally: lotus in the fire
Meaning: Something rare and precious, like a lotus blooming in flames (a Buddhist image). Approving, literary.

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