開花 [开－]

Jyutping hoi1 faa1
Pinyin kāi huā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to bloom; to blossom; to flower
  2. (fig.) to burst; to split open
  3. (fig.) to burst with joy
  4. (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    植物​嘅​花萼​同​花冠​開放​，​露出​雌蕊​同​雄蕊
    (of flowers) to bloom; to blossom
    • 香港嘅木棉樹一到三月就開花。
      香港嘅木棉树一到三月就开花。
      hoeng1 gong2 ge3 muk6 min4 syu6 jat1 dou3 saam1 jyut6 zau6 hoi1 faa1.
      The kapok trees in Hong Kong blossom as soon as March comes.
  2. 動詞
    喺​詞​綴​「​到​」​（​dou3​）​後​面​，​組成​補語​，​表示​程度​惡劣​、​嚴重​或者​極端
    used to form a complement after the affix 到dou3 meaning "badly," "seriously" or "extremely"
    • 插到開花
      插到开花
      caap3 dou3 hoi1 faa1
      to severely reprimand
    • 佢呢排好暴躁，你反應慢佢都抦到你開花。
      佢呢排好暴躁，你反应慢佢都抦到你开花。
      keoi5 ni1 paai4 hou2 bou6 cou3, nei5 faan2 jing3 maan6 keoi5 dou1 bing2 dou3 nei5 hoi1 faa1
      He's been feeling very grumpy lately. If your response is slow, he'll even blow up on you.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to blossom; to bloom; to flower
    (syn.) 挂花, 打花, 掛花
    • 草莓不開花，也不結果。
      草莓不开花，也不结果。
      cǎo méi bù kāi huā ， yě bù jiē guǒ ．
      The strawberry tree won't bloom or bear fruit.
  2. verb, figuratively, verb-object
    to burst; to split open; to break open
    • 屁股開花
      屁股开花
      pì gǔ kāi huā
      (figurative) aching tremendously in buttocks (as if they are cracking)
  3. verb, figuratively, verb-object
    to spread over; to spring up
  4. verb, figuratively, verb-object
    to burst with joy
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #431
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    绣球在六月开花。
    繡球在六月開花。
    xiù qiú zài liù yuè kāi huā 。
    • The hydrangea blooms in June.
  2. Mandarin
    春季的时候，中国北边很冷，所以在外边的花不开花。
    春季的時候，中國北邊很冷，所以在外邊的花不開花。
    chūn jì de shí hou ， zhōng guó běi biān hěn lěng ， suǒ yǐ zài wài biān de huā bù kāi huā 。
    • North China is cold in spring, so flowers don't bloom outdoors.
  3. Mandarin
    这些花比别的花早开花。
    這些花比別的花早開花。
    zhè xiē huā bǐ bié de huā zǎo kāi huā 。
    • These flowers bloom earlier than others do.
    • These flowers bloom earlier than the others do.
  4. Mandarin
    过两三天就要开花了。
    過兩三天就要開花了。
    guò liǎng sān tiān jiù yào kāi huā le 。
    • The blossoms will be out in a few days.
  5. Mandarin
    正在开花桃树很美。
    正在開花桃樹很美。
    zhèng zài kāi huā táo shù hěn měi 。
    • The budding of the peach tree is very beautiful.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    香港嘅木棉树一到三月就开花。
    香港嘅木棉樹一到三月就開花。
    hoeng1 gong2 ge3 muk6 min4 syu6 jat1 dou3 saam1 jyut6 zau6 hoi1 faa1.
    • The kapok trees in Hong Kong blossom as soon as March comes.
  2. Cantonese
    插到开花
    插到開花
    caap3 dou3 hoi1 faa1
    • to severely reprimand
  3. Cantonese
    佢呢排好暴躁，你反应慢佢都抦到你开花。
    佢呢排好暴躁，你反應慢佢都抦到你開花。
    keoi5 ni1 paai4 hou2 bou6 cou3, nei5 faan2 jing3 maan6 keoi5 dou1 bing2 dou3 nei5 hoi1 faa1
    • He's been feeling very grumpy lately. If your response is slow, he'll even blow up on you.
  4. Cantonese
    考试零分，今次实俾阿妈打到屁股开花！
    考試零分，今次實俾阿媽打到屁股開花！
    haau2 si3 ling4 fan1, gam1 ci3 sat6 bei2 aa3 maa1 daa2 dou3 pei3 gu2 hoi1 faa1.
    • I got a 0 mark in the exam, mom must fight my bottom!
  5. Cantonese
    而家佢仲系花冧，开花之后就会好靓。
    而家佢仲係花冧，開花之後就會好靚。
    • It's still a flower bud now, but it'll be gorgeous when it blooms.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    草莓不开花，也不结果。
    草莓不開花，也不結果。
    cǎo méi bù kāi huā ， yě bù jiē guǒ ．
    • The strawberry tree won't bloom or bear fruit.
  2. Mandarin
    梅花梅花满天下，越冷它越开花。
    梅花梅花滿天下，越冷它越開花。
    méi huā méi huā mǎn tiān xià ， yuè lěng tā yuè kāi huā ．
    • Plum blossoms, plum blossoms, petals filling the sky; the colder it becomes, the more they blossom.
  3. Mandarin
    屁股开花
    屁股開花
    pì gǔ kāi huā
    • (figurative) aching tremendously in buttocks (as if they are cracking)