草木 [－－]

Jyutping cou2 muk6
Pinyin cǎo mù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. vegetation
  2. plants
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    草同​樹木​；​泛指​植被
    grass and trees; generally, vegetation
    • 草木皆兵
      草木皆兵
      cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1
      extremely nervous; literally: grass and trees are all (regarded as) soldiers
    • 人非草木
      人非草木
      jan4 fei1 cou2 muk6
      Men, not like grass and trees, have feelings and emotions
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    vegetation; plants; greenery; flora
    (syn.) 綠色植物, 植被, 植株, 花草, 株, 歲物, 绿色植物, 植, 植物, 岁物, 花卉
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    人非草木，少少唔舍得点都会有嘅。
    人非草木，少少唔捨得點都會有嘅。
    jan4 fei1 cou2 muk6, siu2 siu2 m4 se2 dak1 dim2 dou1 wui5 jau5 ge3.
    • We have feelings, after all. It is usual that we miss them somewhat.
  2. Cantonese
    草木皆兵
    草木皆兵
    cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1
    • extremely nervous; literally: grass and trees are all (regarded as) soldiers
  3. Cantonese
    人非草木
    人非草木
    jan4 fei1 cou2 muk6
    • Men, not like grass and trees, have feelings and emotions
    • men, not like grass and trees, have feelings and emotions
  4. Cantonese
    草木皆兵
    草木皆兵
    • extremely nervous; to mistake grass and trees as soldiers
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    阅读不仅使他多识了草木虫鱼之名，而且可以上溯远古下及未来，饱览存在的与非存在的奇风异俗。
    閲讀不僅使他多識了草木蟲魚之名，而且可以上溯遠古下及未來，飽覽存在的與非存在的奇風異俗。
    yuè dú bù jǐn shǐ tā duō shí le cǎo mù chóng yú zhī míng ， ér qiě kě yǐ shàng sù yuǎn gǔ xià jí wèi lái ， bǎo lǎn cún zài de yǔ fēi cún zài de qí fēng yì sú ．
    • Reading not only makes him [the reader] recognize the names of more types of grasses, trees, insects and fish, but can also take [him] back to ancient times and take [him] forward to future, thereby taking in a full picture of strange social customs both existent and non-existent.