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| 1. 名词. 西蘭花 | |
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| 西 |
| 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 | |
| 花 |
| 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 | |
