花枝 [－－]

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Pinyin huā zhī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms)
  2. cuttlefish (on dining menus)
  3. (literary) beautiful woman
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    其中​一種​墨魚
    cuttlefish
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Min-Nan
    pedicel (of a flower)
  2. noun, Min-Nan
    floral axis
    (syn.) 花軸, 花茎, 花莖, 花轴
  3. noun, literary
    flowering branch; spray
  4. noun
    cuttlefish (especially as a dish)
  5. noun, figuratively
    beautiful woman
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    花园中一片花枝累垂的样子。
    花園中一片花枝累垂的樣子。
    huā yuán zhōng yī piàn huā zhī lèi chuí de yàng zi 。
    • The flowers in the garden hung their heads.
    • The heads of the flowers in the garden were drooping.
  2. Mandarin
    我们称一斤花枝吧。
    我們稱一斤花枝吧。
    wǒ men chēng yī jīn huā zhī ba 。
    • Let us weigh one catty of cuttlefish.
  3. Mandarin
    我今天晚上想吃花枝。
    我今天晚上想吃花枝。
    wǒ jīn tiān wǎn shang xiǎng chī huā zhī 。
    • I want to eat squid this evening.