The Chinese word for prune is
西梅
xī méiChinese Definition
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 | |
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 | |
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) |
Translations for 梅 and their definitions
李子乾 | |
1. prune |
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