The water lilies cling to the surface of the water, and, though after the storm the flowers may be scattered, the ball stems in the mud can again grow sprouts and flower. But when the long-stemmed lotus suffers storm damage, it is a total write-off, and its seeds cannot grow to maturity.
睡蓮平貼水面，暴風過後，花雖殘落，泥底的球莖照樣抽芽、開花；荷花長桿遭狂風一掃，全數斷落，蓮子也付之東流。