北葵向暖衬我心南栀倾寒胃我心
[bĕi kuí xiàng nuăn chèn wŏ xīn nán zhī qīng hán wèi wŏ xīn]
The Sunflower in the North Turns Warm Against My Heart, Yet the Cape Jasmine in the South Chills My Stomach: A poetic way to describe contradictory feelings or situations. The imagery compares northern sunflowers warming one's heart with southern Cape Jasmine plants cooling it off, symbolizing dual conflicting sentiments impacting one’s inner world.