桃花 [－－]

Jyutping tou4 faa1
Pinyin táo huā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. peach blossom
  2. (fig.) love affair
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. Peach blossom, this flower is often associated with love in Chinese culture 2.
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    桃樹​所​開​嘅​花​（​量​詞​：​朵​／​樖​／​盆​）
    peach blossom
    • 新年流流就梗係要買返樖桃花啦！
      新年流流就梗系要买返樖桃花啦！
      san1 nin4 lau4 lau4 zau6 gang2 hai6 jiu3 maai5 faan1 po1 tou4 faa1 laa1!
      It's Lunar New Year. Let's buy a peach tree!
  2. 名詞
    有望​發展​愛​情​嘅​契​機
    metaphor for romance, luck in romantic encounters
    • 爛桃花
      烂桃花
      laan6 tou4 faa1
      meeting someone that is not your cup of tea
    • 桃花運
      桃花运
      tou4 faa1 wan6
      luck in romance
    • 單身咗幾年，我都好想遇到好桃花！
      单身咗几年，我都好想遇到好桃花！
      daan1 san1 zo2 gei2 nin4 ,ngo5 dou1 hou2 soeng2 jyu6 dou3 hou2 tou4 faa1.
      I wish to have a chance to meet my better-half after being single for a few years!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    peach blossom
  2. noun, figuratively
    luck in love affairs; luck in love
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #748
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    棵桃花好靓。
    棵桃花好靚。
    fo2 tou4 faa1 hou2 leng3 。
    • The cherry trees in bloom are very beautiful.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    新年流流就梗系要买返樖桃花啦！
    新年流流就梗係要買返樖桃花啦！
    san1 nin4 lau4 lau4 zau6 gang2 hai6 jiu3 maai5 faan1 po1 tou4 faa1 laa1!
    • It's Lunar New Year. Let's buy a peach tree!
  2. Cantonese
    烂桃花
    爛桃花
    laan6 tou4 faa1
    • meeting someone that is not your cup of tea
  3. Cantonese
    桃花运
    桃花運
    tou4 faa1 wan6
    • luck in romance
  4. Cantonese
    单身咗几年，我都好想遇到好桃花！
    單身咗幾年，我都好想遇到好桃花！
    daan1 san1 zo2 gei2 nin4 ,ngo5 dou1 hou2 soeng2 jyu6 dou3 hou2 tou4 faa1.
    • I wish to have a chance to meet my better-half after being single for a few years!
  5. Cantonese
    你感情线断开，桃花弱。
    你感情線斷開，桃花弱。
    nei5 gam2 cing4 sin3 tyun5 hoi1, tou4 faa1 joek6.
    • You have a broken love line on your palm, and a poor romantic luck.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    燕子去了，有再来的时候；杨柳枯了，有再青的时候；桃花谢了，有再开的时候。
    燕子去了，有再來的時候；楊柳枯了，有再青的時候；桃花謝了，有再開的時候。
    yàn zǐ qù le ， yǒu zài lái de shí hòu ； yáng liǔ kū le ， yǒu zài qīng de shí hòu ； táo huā xiè le ， yǒu zài kāi de shí hòu ．
    • Gone are the swallows, still there's a time they'll come again. Wilted are the willows, still there's a time they'll be green again. Withered are the peach blossoms, still there's a time they'll bloom again.
  2. Mandarin
    桃花
    桃花
    táo huā
    • peach flower
  3. Mandarin
    走桃花运
    走桃花運
    zǒu táo huā yùn
    • to have luck with the ladies
  4. Mandarin
    可是我觉得你红光满面的，很可能是在走桃花运。
    可是我覺得你紅光滿面的，很可能是在走桃花運。
    kě shì wǒ jué de nǐ hóng guāng mǎn miàn de ， hěn kě néng shì zài zǒu táo huā yùn ．
    • But I think you look all flushed and radiant, which probably means you have been lucky in love.
  5. Mandarin
    惊得鸟雀扑棱飞，震得桃花簌簌掉。
    驚得鳥雀撲稜飛，震得桃花簌簌掉。
    jīng dé niǎo què pū léng fēi ， zhèn dé táo huā sù sù diào ．
    • The birds were startled and flew away with the sound of flapping; the peach blossoms fell rustlingly due to the shaking.