菖 [－]

Jyutping coeng1
Pinyin chāng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. see 菖蒲[chang1 pu2]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. Acorus calamus/sweet sedge or sweet flag/iris/sweet flag
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 量詞
    花​嘅​量​詞​，​指同​一棵​或​一盤​開花​植物​內​由​根部​計​起​嘅​獨​立​枝​條​數​目​，​而​每枝​有​一朵​或​以上​嘅​花​，​就​叫​一​菖
    stem (classifier for flowers)
    • 盆蝴蝶蘭得嗰兩菖花咁少，邊度好睇㗎？
      盆蝴蝶兰得𠮶两菖花咁少，边度好睇㗎？
      pun4 wu4 dip6 laan4 dak1 go2 loeng5 coeng1 faa1 gam3 siu2, bin1 dou6 hou2 tai2 gaa3?
      This pot of moth orchid has only 2 stems. It does not look good.
    • 今個農曆年自己浸盆水仙出到八菖花，夠晒好意頭。
      今个农历年自己浸盆水仙出到八菖花，够晒好意头。
      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.
  2. 參看
    槍
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Only used in 菖蒲 (chāngpú).
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. iris, sweet flag, calamus
  2. Cangjie Input
    TAA
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    盆蝴蝶兰得𠮶两菖花咁少，边度好睇㗎？
    盆蝴蝶蘭得嗰兩菖花咁少，邊度好睇㗎？
    pun4 wu4 dip6 laan4 dak1 go2 loeng5 coeng1 faa1 gam3 siu2, bin1 dou6 hou2 tai2 gaa3?
    • This pot of moth orchid has only 2 stems. It does not look good.
  2. 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.
  3. Cantonese
    菖蒲色
    菖蒲色
    紫紅色系
    • color of Iris ensata