Chinese

		the cold months; winter	pine, bamboo and ume
trad. (歲寒三友)		歲寒	三友
simp. (岁寒三友)		岁寒	三友

Idiom

歲寒三友

1. three friends of winter: pine, bamboo and plum blossom

Related terms

• 四君子 (Sì Jūnzǐ)

References

• Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 2007