| Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 花 |
huā |
1. flower; blossom |
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花朵 - flower |
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2. florid; flowery |
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花花hua綠綠 |
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3. pattern; design |
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花纹 - 花纹 |
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4. blurred |
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眼花 - to have blurred vision |
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5. fireworks |
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煙花 - fireworks |
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6. essence; cream |
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7. wound |
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8. Short for 天花, gloss=smallpox |
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種zhòng花 - to vaccinate against smallpox |
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9. courtesan; prostitute |
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10. to spend (money, time, etc.); to cost |
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這 件 衣服 花 了 不到 一百 塊 - This clothing cost less than 100 yuan. |
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11. profligate |
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12. (slang) randy; lecherous |
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13. (slang) to be horny; to womanize |
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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 |
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14. false |
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15. (Cantonese) scratched |
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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. |
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16. (Cantonese, of images, drawings, patterns, etc.) over-colorful; chaotic; messy |
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17. (Cantonese, card games) flush |
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18. (Hong Kong) pip (insignia) |
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19. (Xiamen, &, Zhangzhou Hokkien) to extinguish; to put out (of fire) |
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20. (Quanzhou Hokkien) to disappear (of a scar) |
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21. (Shanghainese Wu) cotton |
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22. (Shanghainese Wu) to tease |
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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 |
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23. . Hua |
