Excepting the occasional names of passers-by, Xu's labor of love is mainly concentrated on telling an old tale known as LAN hua, or "blue flower."

期待路人的日常名字，徐老的主要工作集中在讲述兰花的古老传说。

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When spoken in the regional dialect, the Chinese for "sad and feeling like you want to cry" (nan shou xiang ku) sounds similar to "thin blue mushroom" (lan shou xiang gu).

当用中国方言说这四个字“难受想哭”时，发音很像“蓝瘦香菇”。

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