Our vegetables live in peace and do not compete for attraction against each other, 不互相爭豔, 不爭風吃醋; the luffa flower (菜瓜) blossoms in the morning whereas the Italian squash does in the evening. Photos shown are blooming luffa flowers.爭風吃醋 (“compete the wind and eat the vinegar”—this is the peril of translating Chinese idioms—this describes the jealous competition among the lovers.
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