花 [－]

Jyutping waa6
Pinyin huā

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. flower/blossom M: 朵duǒ [朵] / 支zhī [支] / 束shù [束] / 把bǎ [把] / 盆pén [盆] / 簇cù [簇]/fancy pattern/florid/to spend (money, time)/a flowering plant/prostitute/prostitution/smallpox/multicolored/fireworks/to spend/to expend/stars on the shoulder of policeman's uniform to denote the rank/disorderly/scratched/dirty/pre-sale/suffix related to a female

花 [－]

Jyutping waa4
Pinyin huā

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. flower/blossom M: 朵duǒ [朵] / 支zhī [支] / 束shù [束] / 把bǎ [把] / 盆pén [盆] / 簇cù [簇]/fancy pattern/florid/to spend (money, time)/a flowering plant/prostitute/prostitution/smallpox/multicolored/fireworks/to spend/to expend/stars on the shoulder of policeman's uniform to denote the rank/disorderly/scratched/dirty/pre-sale/suffix related to a female

花 [－]

Jyutping faa1
Pinyin huā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Hua
  2. flower
  3. blossom
  4. CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]
  5. fancy pattern
  6. florid
  7. to spend (money, time)
  8. (coll.) lecherous
  9. lustful
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) 1. female; (adjective);/too many patterns or varicolored (usually it is disapproval); (of eyesight) unclear
  2. flower/blossom M: 朵duǒ [朵] / 支zhī [支] / 束shù [束] / 把bǎ [把] / 盆pén [盆] / 簇cù [簇]/fancy pattern/florid/to spend (money, time)/a flowering plant/prostitute/prostitution/smallpox/multicolored/fireworks/to spend/to expend/stars on the shoulder of policeman's uniform to denote the rank/disorderly/scratched/dirty/pre-sale/suffix related to a female
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    消耗​、​用
    to use up; to spend
    • 花心機
      花心机
      faa1 sam1 gei1
      to take effort
    • 花時間
      花时间
      faa1 si4 gaan3
      to spend time
    • 我唔想再花時間喺你身上！
      我唔想再花时间喺你身上！
      ngo5 m4 soeng2 zoi3 faa1 si4 gaan3 hai2 nei5 san1 soeng6!
      I don't want to spend time on you!
  2. 形容詞
    好多​顏色​，​或者​好多​花紋
    coloured; multicoloured
    • 呢條裙好花啊！
      呢条裙好花啊！
      ni1 tiu4 kwan4 hou2 faa1 aa3!
      This skirt is very colourful!
  3. 形容詞
    因為​太多​顏色​或者​花紋​，​令人​覺得​好​混亂​、​唔​舒服
    disorderly; messy
    • 好花啊！睇到眼都亂晒！
      好花啊！睇到眼都乱晒！
      hou2 faa1 aa3! tai2 dou3 ngaan5 dou1 lyun6 saai3!
      This is too messy! I cannot see it clearly.
  4. 形容詞
    有​刮痕
    scratched
    • 你塊鏡片花咗！
      你块镜片花咗！
      nei5 faai3 geng3 pin2 faa1 zo2!
      Your glasses are scratched.
  5. 形容詞
    污糟​；​辣撻​；​有​污跡​；​唔​乾淨
    dirty
    • 花面貓
      花面猫
      faa1 min6 maau1
      dirty face
    • 埲牆畀班百厭星畫花晒。
      埲墙畀班百厌星画花晒。
      bung6 coeng4 bei2 baan1 baak3 jim3 sing1 waak6 faa1 saai3.
      The wall was painted on by those naughty kids.
  6. 形容詞
    有​污點​、​缺憾​；​之前​嘅​紀​錄​唔​光彩​、​唔​馨香
    having a bad past history or record
    • 你個底好花喎！
      你个底好花㖞！
      nei5 go3 dai2 hou2 faa1 wo3!
      Your record is very poor!
  7. 名詞
    植物​嘅​繁殖​器官​，​當​雄蕊​嘅​花粉​跌​咗​落​雌蕊​上面​，​就會​發育變​成果​實​（​量​詞​：​朵​／​枝​／​盆​／​束​／​紮​）
    flower; blossom
    • 係女仔都鍾意花㗎啦。
      系女仔都钟意花㗎啦。
      hai6 neoi5 zai2 dou1 zung1 ji3 faa1 gaa3 laa1.
      Every girl loves flowers.
  8. 名詞
    軍官​或者​高級​警官​戴​喺​膊​頭​上面​嘅​花​形​或​星形​肩章​（​量​詞​：​粒​）
    star-shaped pip in the insignia of an army officer or a higher-ranked police officer
    • 膊頭有花嘅跟我入房。
      膊头有花嘅跟我入房。
      bok3 tau4 jau5 faa1 ge3 gan1 ngo5 jap6 fong2.
      All officers with pips on their shoulder, follow me inside.
  9. 詞綴
    後​綴​，​表示​未​完成​就​預​售​嘅​商品
    suffix to mean any product to be completed for advance sale
    • 樓花
      楼花
      lau4 faa1
      pre-sale uncompleted flat
    • 書花
      书花
      syu1 faa1
      pre-sale book to be finished
    • 酒花
      酒花
      zau2 faa1
      pre-sale wine to be delivered at a specific time
  10. 詞綴
    比喻​女性​嘅​後​綴
    suffix related to a female
    • 校花
      校花
      haau6 faa1
      belle of a school; literally 'school flower'
    • 霸王花
      霸王花
      baa3 wong4 faa1
      fierce woman
    • 交際花
      交际花
      gaau1 zai3 faa1
      hostess
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, slang
    to be horny; to womanize
  2. character
    essence; cream
  3. character, Shanghainese-Wu
    cotton
  4. character, Hokkien, Quanzhou
    to disappear (of a scar)
  5. character
    false
  6. character, Cantonese
    flush
  7. character
    courtesan; prostitute
  8. character
    wound
  9. character
    florid; flowery
  10. character
    fireworks
    • 煙花
      烟花
      yān huā
      fireworks
  11. character
    to spend (money, time, etc.); to cost
    (syn.) 開, 开, 使
    • 這件衣服花了不到一百塊
      这件衣服花了不到一百块
      zhè jiàn yī fú huā le bù dào yī bǎi kuài
      This clothing cost less than 100 yuan.
  12. character
    flower; blossom (Classifier: 朵 m c; 支 m c; 蕊 h mn; 束 m c; 把 m; 盆 m c; 簇 m; 紮／扎 c)
    • 花朵
      花朵
      huā duǒ
      flower
  13. character, slang
    randy; lecherous
  14. character, Cantonese, of images, usually
    over-colorful; chaotic; messy
  15. character, Cantonese
    scratched
    • 佢着咗呢对鞋两个月就已经花嗮喇。
      佢着咗呢对鞋两个月就已经花嗮喇。
      keoi5 zoek3 zo2 ni1 deoi3 haai4 loeng5 go3 jyut6 zau6 ji5 ging1 faa1 saai3 laa3.
      He's worn the shoes for only two months and they're already all scratched up.
  16. character, Shanghainese-Wu
    to tease
  17. character
    profligate
  18. character
    a surname. Hua
  19. character
    pattern; design
    • 松花蛋
      松花蛋
      sōng huā dàn
      thousand-year-old egg
  20. character, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien
    to extinguish; to put out (of fire)
  21. character
    blurred
    • 眼花
      眼花
      yǎn huā
      to have blurred vision
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. flower
  2. blossoms
  3. Cangjie Input
    TOP
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. 名
    HSK3 一级词汇表 #150
  2. 动
    HSK3 二级词汇表 #232
  3. 形
    HSK3 四级词汇表 #327
  4. HSK3 一级汉字表 #92
  5. HSK3 初等手写字表 #94
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我发现他在花园里干活。
    我發現他在花園裏幹活。
    wǒ fā xiàn tā zài huā yuán lǐ gàn huó 。
    • I found him working in the garden.
  2. Mandarin
    我看见书桌上有朵花。
    我看見書桌上有朵花。
    wǒ kàn jiàn shū zhuō shàng yǒu duǒ huā 。
    • I see a flower on the desk.
  3. Mandarin
    花园被木栅栏围了起来。
    花園被木柵欄圍了起來。
    huā yuán bèi mù zhà lán wéi le qǐ lai 。
    • The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.
  4. Mandarin
    她拿了其中一个玻璃花瓶。
    她拿了其中一個玻璃花瓶。
    tā ná le qí zhōng yí gè bō li huā píng 。
    • She picked up one of the glass vases.
  5. Mandarin
    他有花不完的钱。
    他有花不完的錢。
    tā yǒu huā bù wán de qián 。
    • He has more money than he can spend.
    • He has more money than can be spent.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢话佢好钟意花。
    佢話佢好鍾意花。
    keoi5 waa2 keoi5 hou3 zung1 ji3 faa1 。
    • She said that she really likes flowers.
  2. Cantonese
    我喺个花园度种咗啲玫瑰花。
    我喺個花園度種咗啲玫瑰花。
    ngo5 hai2 go3 faa1 jyun4 dou6 zung2 zo2 di1 mui4 gwai3 faa1 。
    • I planted roses in the garden.
  3. Cantonese
    更加正嘅系间屋仲有一个好靓嘅花园。
    更加正嘅係間屋仲有一個好靚嘅花園。
    gang3 gaa1 zing3 ge3 hai6 gaan1 uk1 zung6 jau5 jat1 go3 hou3 leng3 ge3 faa1 jyun4 。
    • What is still better is that the house has a beautiful garden.
  4. Cantonese
    系边个打烂个花樽㗎？
    係邊個打爛個花樽㗎？
    hai6 bin1 go3 daa2 laan6 go3 faa1 zeon1 gaa3 ？
    • Who broke the vase?
  5. Cantonese
    个天花板上面有只乌蝇。
    個天花板上面有隻烏蠅。
    go3 tin1 faa1 baan2 soeng6 min6 jau5 zek3 wu1 jing1 。
    • There is a fly on the ceiling.
    • There's a fly on the ceiling.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    棉花棒
    棉花棒
    min4 faa1 paang5
    • cotton buds
    • cotton bud
  2. Cantonese
    棉花球
    棉花球
    min4 faa1 kau4
    • cotton balls
  3. Cantonese
    可以用三个印花换取一个礼品。
    可以用三個印花換取一個禮品。
    ho2 ji5 jung6 saam1 go3 jan3 faa1 wun6 ceoi2 jat1 go3 lai2 ban2.
    • You may get a gift by 3 stamps.
  4. Cantonese
    新一年嘅花市啱啱开始咗，又系时候去趁下墟买下花咁喇。
    新一年嘅花市啱啱開始咗，又係時候去趁下墟買下花咁喇。
    san1 jat1 nin4 ge3 faa1 si5 ngaam1 ngaam1 hoi1 ci2 zo2, jau6 hai6 si4 hau6 heoi3 can3 haa5 heoi1 maai5 haa5 faa1 gam2 laa3.
    • The new year's flower market has just begun. Let's go and crash the scene.
  5. Cantonese
    佢喺妈妈嘅坟墓前面献花。
    佢喺媽媽嘅墳墓前面獻花。
    keoi5 hai2 maa4 maa1 ge3 fan4 mou6 cin4 min6 hin3 faa1.
    • He presents flowers in front of his mother's grave.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    花面猫
    花面貓
    faa1 min6 maau1
    • someone with a dirty face
  2. Cantonese
    柴鱼花生粥
    柴魚花生粥
    caai4 jyu4 faa1 sang1 zuk1
    • congee with dried fish and peanuts
  3. Cantonese
    一盆花
    一盆花
    jat1 pun4 faa1
    • a pot of flowers
  4. Cantonese
    佢个底花嗮
    佢個底花嗮
    keoi5 go3 dai2 faa1 saai3
    • His criminal record is all dirty and messy.
  5. Mandarin
    买电脑花了一千二。
    買電腦花了一千二。
    mǎi diàn nǎo huā le yī qiān èr ．
    • Buying the computer cost me a thousand and two hundred bucks.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    「花雕嗒几两，闲来寻乐畅」
    「花雕嗒幾兩，閒來尋樂暢」
  2. Cantonese
    蜜蜂采集花蜜
    蜜蜂採集花蜜