水仙 [－－]

Jyutping seoi2 sin1
Pinyin shuǐ xiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. narcissus
  2. daffodil
  3. legendary aquatic immortal
  4. refers to those buried at sea
  5. person who wanders abroad and does not return
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    植物​名​，​屬​於​石蒜​科​，​花瓣​係​白色​，​花蕊​係​黃​色​；​係​一種​年​花
    daffodil
    • 媽媽每年都會買樖水仙返屋企。
      妈妈每年都会买樖水仙返屋企。
      maa4 maa1 mui5 nin4 dou1 wui5 maai5 po3 seoi2 sin1 faan1 uk1 kei2.
      Mom'll buy a daffodil every year.
  2. 名詞
    一種​烏龍​茶​，​味道​甘香​，​近似​鐵觀音
    Shui Hsien tea
    • 夥計，唔該要壺 水仙！
      伙计，唔该要壶 水仙！
      fo2 gei3, m4 goi1 jiu3 wu4 seoi2 sin1!
      Waiter, a pot of Shui Hsien tea please!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    Shui Hsien tea (a kind of oolong tea)
    • 唔该，一壶水仙、一壶滚水。
      唔该，一壶水仙、一壶滚水。
      m4 goi1, jat1 wu4 seoi2 sin1, jat1 wu4 gwan2 seoi2.
      May I have a pot of Shui Hsien and a pot of hot water?
  2. noun
    narcissus (any of several bulbous flowering plants of the genus Narcissus)
  3. noun
    paperwhite; Chinese sacred lily (Narcissus tazetta)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    妈妈每年都会买樖水仙返屋企。
    媽媽每年都會買樖水仙返屋企。
    maa4 maa1 mui5 nin4 dou1 wui5 maai5 po3 seoi2 sin1 faan1 uk1 kei2.
    • Mom'll buy a daffodil every year.
  2. Cantonese
    伙计，唔该要壶 水仙！
    夥計，唔該要壺 水仙！
    fo2 gei3, m4 goi1 jiu3 wu4 seoi2 sin1!
    • Waiter, a pot of Shui Hsien tea please!
  3. Cantonese
    今个农历年自己浸盆水仙出到八菖花，够晒好意头。
    今個農曆年自己浸盆水仙出到八菖花，夠晒好意頭。
    gam1 go3 nung4 lik6 nin4 zi6 gei2 zam3 pun4 seoi2 sin1 ceot1 dou2 baat3 coeng1 faa1, gau3 saai3 hou2 ji3 tau4.
    • This Lunar New Year I prepare the Chinese narcissus myself and it has grown with 8 stems. It is a very strong sign of good fortune.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    唔该，一壶水仙、一壶滚水。
    唔该，一壶水仙、一壶滚水。
    m4 goi1, jat1 wu4 seoi2 sin1, jat1 wu4 gwan2 seoi2.
    • May I have a pot of Shui Hsien and a pot of hot water?