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The Chinese word for honey is
蜂蜜

fēng mì



honey

Chinese Definition


honey
     1. 名词. 蜂蜜
Components
     1. Apoidea or Vespa (wasps, bees and hornets)
           蜜蜂 - bee; honeybee -
           黃蜂 - wasp -
     2. (specifically) honey bee
           蜂蜜 - honey -
     3. swarm
     1. honey
           蜂蜜 - honey
           蜜蜂 - honeybee
     2. the colour of honey; honey-coloured
           蜜色 - colour of honey
     3. beeswax
           蜜燭 - candle
     4. (dialectal Cantonese) bee; honeybee
     5. sweet
           甜蜜 - sweet, happy
           水蜜桃 - honey peach
           甜言蜜語 - sweet words and honeyed phrases; cajolery
     6. mistress, young girl
           小蜜 - mistress
           閨蜜 - female friend (of female)



Translations for and their definitions

蜂蜜
     1. honey


     1. honey
           蜂蜜 - honey
           蜜蜂 - honeybee
     2. the colour of honey; honey-coloured
           蜜色 - colour of honey
     3. beeswax
           蜜燭 - candle
     4. (dialectal Cantonese) bee; honeybee
     5. sweet
           甜蜜 - sweet, happy
           水蜜桃 - honey peach
           甜言蜜語 - sweet words and honeyed phrases; cajolery
     6. mistress, young girl
           小蜜 - mistress
           閨蜜 - female friend (of female)


蜂糖
     1. n. (literary or dialectal) honey


寶貝
     1. n. (literary) rare and precious seashell
     2. n. cowry (family Cypraeidae)
     3. n. (figurative) treasure; valuable object
     4. n. (figurative, affectionate) baby child; baby; bab
     5. n. (figurative, affectionate) darling; honey (often said of a child or lover); sweetheart
     6. n. (dialectal, affectionate) silkworm
     7. n. (ironic, colloquial, derogatory or pejorative) useless or queer person; good-for-nothing


宝贝
     1. Simplified form of 寶貝


親愛的
     1. n. darling; dear


亲爱的
     1. Simplified form of 親愛的



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