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The Chinese word for flower is

huā



flower

Chinese Definition


flower
     1. 名词.



Translations for flower and their definitions

     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


花兒
     1. n. (chiefly Mandarin Jin)
     2. n. (a style of folk song popular in northwest China, including the provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, and Ningxia)


花儿
     1. Simplified form of 花兒


花朵
     1. n. flower


花卉
     1. n. (botany, collective) flowers and plants (especially ornamental ones)
     2. n. (painting) traditional Chinese painting of flowers and plants


開花
     1. v. to blossom; to bloom; to flower
           草莓 不 開花,也 不 結jiē果。 - The strawberry tree won't bloom or bear fruit.
     2. v. (figurative) to burst; to split open; to break open
           屁股 開花 - (figurative) aching tremendously in buttocks (as if they are cracking)
     3. v. (figurative) to burst with joy
     4. v. (figurative) to spread over; to spring up


开花
     1. Simplified form of 開花


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