Chinese Word of the Day

西梅
xī méi

prune

Definitions

Chinese > English
西梅	xīméi
1. n. Prunus domestica
English > Chinese
prune
1. 修剪
2. 砍掉
3. 除掉
4. 删减
5. 删简
6. 乾李
7. 深紫红色
8. 讨厌的
9. 蠢货
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
梅	méi
1. Prunus mume (Chinese plum or Japanese apricot)
話梅 - li hing mui
烏梅 - smoked plum
2. (in compounds) A plant sharing similarities with Prunus mume in habit, flowers or fruits
蠟梅 - Chimonanthus praecox
茶梅 - Camellia sasanqua
楊梅 - Myrica rubra
西梅 - Prunus domestica
3. (obsolete) (zh-alt-name, 楠, gloss=)
4. Short for 梅雨
5. Short for 梅州
w:zh:梅光達\梅光達 - Mei Quong Tart (q-lite, merchant)
w:zh:梅艷芳\梅艷芳 - Anita Mui (q-lite, singer)
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