Some say the bright red rhododendron flowers are showy without substance, like frivolous youth, and no equal of the purity and self-respect of the plum flower.
有人說緋紅紫鵑，又妒又嬌，似輕薄的後生，哪比梅花清白自矜？因此進不了傾國名花之流，也很少被延入室內，供在案頭。李時珍說杜鵑「處處山谷有之」，物以稀為貴，杜鵑以量驕人，也就不值錢、落難成野花了。