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西兰花xī lán huā
broccoli
Definitions
| Chinese > English | ||
| 西兰花 | ||
| 1. Simplified form of 西蘭花 | ||
| 西蘭花 | xīlánhuā | |
| 1. n. (chiefly Mainland Hong Kong Malaysia Singapore) broccoli | ||
| English > Chinese | ||
| broccoli | ||
| 1. 名词. 西蘭花 | ||
| Components | ||
| 西 | xī | |
| 1. west; western | ||
| 2. (Cantonese, euphemistic) Synonym of 閪 (hai1) | ||
| 3. spin (noun) | ||
| 腳趾尾mei5-1 拉laai1西 - to do a sidespin with one's little toe - | ||
| 4. to spin; to cause to spin | ||
| 5. carrying spin | ||
| 6. to deviate from a path due to some force | ||
| 架 車 轉zyun3彎 嗰陣zan6-2 好 西。 - There was strong centrifugal force when the vehicle turned. | ||
| 7. to hit | ||
| 一嘢 西 落 佢 度 | ||
| 兰 | ||
| 1. Simplified form of 蘭 | ||
| 2. Variant of 藍 | ||
| 3. Variant of 籃 | ||
| 籃 | lán | |
| 1. basket | ||
| 2. (sport) ring; basket (in basketball) | ||
| Synonyms: 籃圈 | ||
| 3. (sport) basketball (sport) | ||
| 女籃 - women's basketball | ||
| 男籃 - men's basketball | ||
| 藍 | ||
| 蘭 | lán | |
| 1. orchid, especially cymbidium | ||
| 2. Eupatorium fortunei | ||
| 3. (in compounds) A plant that is fragrant or shares morphological similarities with orchids or Eupatorium fortunei | ||
| 米仔蘭 - Aglaia odorata | ||
| 木蘭 - Magnolia liliiflora | ||
| 吊蘭 - Chlorophytum comosum | ||
| 蟹爪蘭 - Schlumbergera truncata | ||
| 4. elegant; graceful | ||
| 5. Short for 蘭州, Lanzhou | ||
| 6. (zh-used2, t) Often used for m, en, -land in foreign place names. | ||
| 愛爾蘭 - Ireland | ||
| 花 | 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 | ||
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Pronunciation
xī lán huā
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