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花园
huā yuán



花园
garden


Definitions

Chinese > English
花园
     1. Simplified form of 花園
花園huāyuán
     1. n. flower garden; garden
English > Chinese
garden
     1. 名词. 花園
     2. 动词. 做園藝工作
Components
huā
     1. flower; blossom
           花朵 - flower
     2. florid; flowery
           花花hua綠綠
     3. pattern; design
           花纹 - 花纹
     4. blurred
           眼花 - to have blurred vision
     5. fireworks
           煙花 - fireworks
     6. essence; cream
     7. wound
     8. Short for 天花, gloss=smallpox
           種zhòng花 - to vaccinate against smallpox
     9. courtesan; prostitute
     10. to spend (money, time, etc.); to cost
           這 件 衣服 花 了 不到 一百 塊 - This clothing cost less than 100 yuan.
     11. profligate
     12. (slang) randy; lecherous
     13. (slang) to be horny; to womanize
           儂 又 要 去 花 儂 個 女朋友 了 是 ?? - tr=3non&3hhieu+2iau+2qi+1ho+3non&5hheq+3nyy baan hhieu&0leq&3zr va, You're going to seduce your girlfriend again aren't you?, SH, ref=2007, 上海话大词典, page 52
     14. false
     15. (Cantonese) scratched
           佢 著着 咗 呢ni1 對 鞋 兩 個 月 就 已經 花 嗮 喇。 - He's worn the shoes for only two months and they're already all scratched up.
     16. (Cantonese, of images, drawings, patterns, etc.) over-colorful; chaotic; messy
     17. (Cantonese, card games) flush
     18. (Hong Kong) pip (insignia)
     19. (Xiamen, &, Zhangzhou Hokkien) to extinguish; to put out (of fire)
     20. (Quanzhou Hokkien) to disappear (of a scar)
     21. (Shanghainese Wu) cotton
     22. (Shanghainese Wu) to tease
           儂 覅 來 花 我 了,我 根本 覅 儂 搿 本 書。 - tr=3non&3viau&3le&1ho+3ngu&0leq&3ngu&1ken pen&3viau&3non&5geq pen&1sr, Stop teasing me, I didn't even want your book in the first place., SH, ref=2007, 上海话大词典, page
     23. . Hua
     1. Variant of 園
     2. Variant of 圓
     3. Variant of 團
     4. Variant of 刓
yuán
     1. (literary, or in compounds) garden; orchard
     2. (literary, or in compounds) park; public recreational place
     3. (Min) dry land
yuán
     1. (mathematics) circle
     2. circular; round
     3. complete; thorough
     4. tactful
     5. to complete
     6. (numismatics) yuan; dollar; yen
           (Alternative form 元)
     7. (dialectal Cantonese, Teochew, Singapore Hokkien) glutinous rice ball
tuán
     1. sphere; ball; circle
           團團 圍住 - to encircle
           蒲團 - cushion (circular in shape)
     2. to roll (into a ball)
     3. mass; lump
           麵團 - dough
           一團 泥 - a clod; a lump of soil
           一團和氣 - "a ball of friendly air".
     4. group; collective; panel; team; organization
           選舉人團 - electoral college
           財團 - financial group
           團體 - team; collective
           樂yuè團 - music ensemble; orchestra
     5.    tour group arranged by travel agency
     6.   你們 這zhèi 團兒r 都 安排 了 什麼 項目mu 啊? - What kind of programs do you provide for this tour group?
     7. (figurative, in compounds) tightly; completely; as an inseparable collective (suggestive of circles or tightly knit groups)
           團結 - to unite; to join each other; to stick together
           團圓 - to reunite; to get together (with family members)
     8. (military) regiment; corps
     9. (military or paramilitary) formation; troops; armed organization
           軍團 - legion
           團練 - militia; local paramilitary organization
     10. (Mainland) Short for 共青團, Communist Youth League
     11. (graph theory) clique
     12. usage. (sense, military) Under the National Revolutionary Army, a regiment of infantry was composed of three battalions (編制師).
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