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Definition
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flower
你喜欢什么花?What flower do you like?
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to spend (money, time)
你应该花多少钱买一辆车?How much money should you spend on a car?
Related words (441)
name of a person on the household register (old); name on a roster; professional name of a prostitute; pseudonym; nickname
decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscape
signature (in grass-style writing); symbol used in place of a signature (on a document, contract etc)
the Stars and Stripes (US flag); by extension, the United States of America; abbr. for Citibank 花旗銀行|花旗银行
spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms); squid (on dining menus); (literary) beautiful woman
flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc); a bonus; crab apple (Malus asiatica)
the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom); (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan
pityriasis versicolor (aka tinea versicolor), blotchy skin condition common in tropical areas, common name 汗斑
a beautiful day; cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous
to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst open; to feel happy or elated; new development grows out
(cookery) to decorate using a piping bag; to extrude something though a piping bag; piping
the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草); school beauty queen; campus belle; prom queen
oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom; also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry
fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough); worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)
yellow flowers (of various types); chrysanthemum; cauliflower; (yellow) daylily; a young virgin (boy or girl)
hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended)
balsam; Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina); touch-me-not; busy Lizzie
village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧)
antique bronze mirror with flower petal edging, most commonly from the Tang dynasty
to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck; to truss up
small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine
woman; prostitute; lovemaking; literary or theatrical form in Tang, Song and Yuan
drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom
to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale
(Chinese opera) tongchui hualian, a military character holding a bronze mace, classified as a jing 净 role
(bird species of China) scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
(bird species of China) fire-breasted flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus)
(bird species of China) yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum melanoxanthum)
(bird species of China) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
Idioms (44)
to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures; life of debauchery
(lit.) lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); (fig.) everything is wonderful; perfect happiness; conjugal bliss
(lit.) countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom); (fig.) (of a woman) beautiful
flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom); highly embellished and ineffectual; fancy but impractical skills; all show and no go; pugilistic wankery
(lit.) lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom); (fig.) gorgeously dressed (woman)
graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words; cheating wheedling; dishonest rhetoric
(lit.) a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom); (fig.) extravagant embellishments; hype
(lit.) to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom); (fig.) to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats
(lit.) to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); (fig.) to womanize; to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats
(lit.) chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom); (fig.) outdated; thing of the past; dead letter
(lit.) the night blooming cactus shows once; flash in the pan (idiom); short-lived
(lit.) amidst the flowers under the moonlight (idiom); (fig.) romantic surroundings
(lit.) the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope (idiom); light at the end of the tunnel
(lit.) willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring
to deck the tree with false blossoms; to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); to womanize; to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats
(lit.) to graft flowers onto a tree; to surreptiously substitute one thing for another (idiom)
(lit.) flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation; to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
(lit.) flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing; (fig.) superficial understanding from cursory observation; to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
(lit.) the iron tree blooms (idiom); a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence
(lit.) on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect; gilding the lily
(lit.) flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom); (fig.) an unrealistic rosy view; viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles; also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花
(lit.) hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom); (fig.) female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world
wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance; love affair; romance is in the air; dissipated life
(lit.) birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day
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