| 花 | 282C10 20A.70-9 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄏㄨㄚ [hua1] | ||
| N. | (1) Flower: 鮮花 fresh flowers; 鳥語花香 birds’ twitter and fragrance of flowers－an idyllic scene; 花圃，花盆 [hua1pu3], [hua1pen2]↓; 花店 florist; 花市 flower market; 開花 to flower, to blossom; 花容月貌，花貌，花顏 beautiful face of woman; 花朝月夕 beautiful days and nights with moon and flowers; 賞花 to see and enjoy flowers; 花木，花卉，花草 [hua1mu4], [hua1hui4]2, [hua1cao3]↓; for pistils and stamens, calyx, pollen, stem, see 花鬚，花苞，花粉，花梗 [hua1xU1], [hua1bao1], [hua1fen3], [hua1geng3]↓. (2) Symbol of women: 花國，花界 circle of courtesans; 花國 also world of flowers; 名花有主 a famous courtesan or a socially prominent beauty is married; 野草閒花 women of easy virtue, paramours; 解語花 (allu.) a beautiful and understanding woman, (“a talking flower”); 家花那有野花香 a mistress is better than a wife; 花案兒 lawsuit concerning romance or illicit love; 花柳，花酒 [hua1liu3], [hua1jiu3]↓. (3) Smallpox: 天花 ditto; 種花，種天花 vaccination. (4) Bits: 蔥花 bits of onion. (5) A surname. | |||||
| V.t. | To spend: 花錢 to spend money; 花冤枉錢 waste money without results; 花不起 cannot afford to buy or spend; 花不來 the price is not right, does not pay; 花費，花消 [hua1fei4], [hua1xiao0]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Flowery, floral, of many colors: 花布 [hua1bu4]1↓; 花紙 papers with designs; 花衣服 multicolored dress; 花團錦簇 company of gorgeously dressed ladies; 花枝招展 decorated headdress; 花紅柳綠 a profusion of garden flowers or pretty ladies. (2) Pertaining to luxury, profligate: 花花世界 world of sensual pleasures, the demimonde; 花花公子 playboy; 花和尚 profligate monk; 花天酒地 world of wine and women. (3) Blurred, unclear: 眼睛花 dim-sighted; 頭昏眼花 dizzy; 眼花撩亂 dazzled (by sight of things). (4) False, flowery without substance: 花帳 false accounts; 花言巧語 flowery, deceiving words. | |||||
| Words | 1. 花瓣兒 [hua1ban4] ([hua1ba4er0]), n., flower petals. 2. 花白 [hua1bai2], (1) adj., (of hair) greyish-white; (2) v.t., (MC) to rebuke, use strong, rude language against (s.o.) 3. 花苞 [hua1bao1], n., (bot.) calyx. 4. 花邊 [hua1bian1] ([hua1biaer0]), n., lace, lace work; 花邊新聞 news or miscellany of human interest; tidbits, news in box. 5. 花布 [hua1bu4]1, n., printed calico. 6. 花部 [hua1bu4]2, n., (in Manchu Dyn.) department of opera and folk music except 崑曲 (which is 雅部 or “literary” opera). 7. 花茶 [hua1cha2], n., perfumed tea, such as 香片. 8. 花車 [hua1che1], n., a decorated car in parade, a float. 9. 花扦兒 [hua1qia1er0], n., cut flowers for vase. 10. 花鎗 [hua1qiang1]1, n., a short spear. 11. 花腔（兒） [hua1qiang1]2([er0]), n., (1) opera airs with long-drawn passages; (2) (mus.) coloratura. 12. 花牆（兒）（子） [hua1qiang2]([er0])([zi0]), n., crenelated wall. 13. 花青 [hua1qing1], n., indigo, a painting color. 14. 花旗 [hua1qi2], n., the United States of America (“flowery flag”); 花旗橘子 American (“Sunkist”) oranges; 花旗鈔票 American dollar bill, greenbacks. 15. 花船 [hua1chuan2], n., decorated houseboat with women entertainers. 16. 花池子 [hua1chi2zi0], n., see [hua1pu3]↓. 17. 花圈 [hua1qUan1], n., a (1) wreath; (2) garland. 18. 花拳 [hua1qUan2], n., shadowboxing, showy boxing of no practical use. 19. 花搭著 [hua1da0zhe1], adj., checkered, also 花花搭搭 variegated. 20. 花旦 [hua1dan4], n., (Peking opera) a role portraying young, pretty woman. 21. 花燈 [hua1deng1], n., decorative paper lantern. 22. 花鈿 [hua1dian4], n., hair decorations of women. 23. 花彫 [hua1diao1], n., first-class Shaoshing 紹興 wine. 24. 花朵 [hua1duo3], n., a blossom; a cluster of flowers. 25. 花房 [hua1fang2], n., greenhouse, conservatory. 26. 花粉 [hua1fen3], n., (1) pollen; (2) cosmetics; 花粉錢 pin money. 27. 花費 [hua1fei4], v.i. & t. & n., to spend money, to cost; the cost. 28. 花崗石 [hua1gang3shi2], n., granite. 29. 花梗（兒） [hua1geng3]([er0]), n., a flower stalk, or peduncle. 30. 花咕朵（兒） [hua1gu1duo0]([er0]), n., (coll.) flower bud. 31. 花瓜 [hua1gua1], n., cucumber, esp. for pickling; chopped-up appearance: 臉上打得花瓜似的 face was all cut up. 32. 花冠 [hua1guan1], n., (1) (bot.) the corolla; (2) a garland. 33. 花鼓（戲） [hua1gu3]([xi4]), n., a form of monologue entertainment, narrating a story to the accompaniment of a small drum. 34. 花活 [hua1hou2], n., (1) carpenter's fine carving; (2) 耍花活 to swindle. 35. 花黃 [hua1huang2], n., an anc. cosmetic, from yellow flowers, rubbed on women's forehead. 36. 花會 [hua1hui4]1, n., (1) a popular game of numbers for gambling; (2) a flower fair. 37. 花卉 [hua1hui4]2, n., vegetation in gen.; flowers, also as special subject of painting. 38. 花戶 [hua1hu4], n., a florist. 39. 花紅 [hua1hong2], n., (1) tips, gratuities; (2) bonus. 40. 花障（兒） [hua1zhang4]([er0]), n., a hedgerow with flowers. 41. 花枝（兒） [hua1zhe1er0], n., a flower twig: 長得花枝兒似的 has grown up as pretty as flower. 42. 花甲 [hua1jia3], n., the cycle of sixty years: 年逾花甲 over sixty years of age. 43. 花（兒）匠 [hua1]([er0])[jiang4], n., horticulturist, gardener. 44. 花箋 [hua1jian1], n., letter paper with designs in lighter shade. 45. 花椒 [hua1jiao1], n., wild pepper grown in West China. 46. 花轎 [hua1jiao4], n., decorated wedding sedan chair. 47. 花街 [hua1jie1], n., as in 花街柳巷 redlight district. 48. 花界 [hua1jie4], n., the world of singsong girls. 49. 花鏡 [hua1jing4], n., eyeglasses for old people (from 眼花 dimmed eyesight). 50. 花酒 [hua1jiu3], n., dinner parties with girl entertainers; also wine made from flowers. 51. 花招（兒） hua1juau([er0]), n., showy fight on stage (also 花著兒). 52. 花燭 [hua1zhu2], n., (1) wedding: 花燭之夜 wedding night; 洞房花燭夜 ditto; 花燭夫妻 legally married couples; (2) fancy candles for celebration. 53. 花種兒 [hua1zhong3er0], n., flower seeds. 54. 花捲（兒） hua1jyuaa([er0]), n., a roll (fancy bread). 55. 花捐 [hua1jUan1], n., tax on singsong houses. 56. 花棵（兒）（子） [hua1ke1]([er0])([zi0]), n., a small flowering plant, a sapling. 57. 花魁 [hua1kui2], n., (1) the winter plum (梅當花魁); (2) (MC) the most popular courtesan. 58. 花兒洞子 [hua1er0dong4zi0], n., a hothouse. 59. 花兒毒 [hua1er0du2], n., poison from smallpox (天花). 60. 花籃（兒） [hua1lan2] ([hua1la2er0]), n., floral basket (used as tribute on occasions); a flower basket. 61. 花郎 [hua1lang2], n., (MC) a male beggar. 62. 花蕾 [hua1lei2], n., flower bud. 63. 花臉 [hua1lian3], n., (Chin. opera) a male character (＝淨）: 大花臉 principal male character; 二花臉 supporting male character; 小花臉 clown (names from masks). 64. 花柳 [hua1liu3], n., (“flowers and willows”) prostitutes; 殘花敗柳 a hag; 花街柳巷 see [hua1jie1]↑; 花柳病 venereal disease. 65. 花梨木 [hua1li2mu4], n., rosewood. 66. 花翎 [hua1ling2], n., (Manchu Dyn.) peacock feathers on official caps. 67. 花露水 [hua1lu4shui3], n., eau de cologne, a perfumed toilet water, essence of flowers. 68. 花  [hua1meng2], n., a small bee-like insect, Eristalis tenax.69. 花面 [hua1mian4], n., see [hua1lian3]↑. 70. 花蜜 [hua1mi4], n., honey. 71. 花名 [hua1ming2], n., (formerly, in official documents) person's legal name; 花名冊 list of names; 花名兒 (a) name of flower; (b) professional name of courtesan. 72. 花木 [hua1mu4], n., flowers and trees in gen. 73. 花鳥 [hua1niao3], n., flowers and birds, a special branch in Chin. painting. 74. 花娘 [hua1niang2], n., (MC) a prostitute. 75. 花炮 [hua1pao4], n., fireworks. 76. 花盆 [hua1pen2], n., flowerpot. 77. 花瓶（兒） [hua1ping2]([er0]), n., flower vase; (facet.) a girl secretary in office kept for her looks rather than work. 78. 花圃 [hua1pu3], n., a flower nusery. 79. 花蕊 [hua1rui3], n., the pistils and stamens of a flower; a flower. 80. 花衫 [hua1shan1], n., (Chin. opera) a female role, including 青衣，花旦. 81. 花稍 [hua1shao0], adj., (1) (coll.) pretty; (2) romantic; fond of opposite sex. 82. 花生 [hua1sheng1], n., peanut: 花生米，花生仁 meat of peanut; 花生油 peanut oil; 花生糖 peanut bar or candy. 83. 花神 [hua1shen2], n., the Goddess of Flowers. 84. 花項 [hua1xiang4], n., item of expense: 沒有甚麼花項，要不了這麼多錢 there is no occasion to spend; I don't need so much money. 85. 花消 [hua1xiao0], n., expenses (see V.t.↑). 86. 花心兒 [hua1xie1er0], n., center of flower. 87. 花信 [hua1xin4], n., (1) news of certain flowers in bloom; (2) 花信之年 (of women) twenty-four years of age. 88. 花事 [hua1shi4], n., the business of planting, enjoying flowers in spring. 89. 花石 [hua1shi2], n., marble. 90. 花鬚 [hua1xU1], n., pistils and stamens. 91. 花序 [hua1xU4]1, n., (bot.) inflorescence, the order of development of a flower. 92. 花絮 [hua1xU4]2, n., topics for gossip, human interest side lights, also 花花絮絮 different side lights. 93. 花壇 [hua1tan2]1, n., flower terrace. 94. 花  （兒） [hua1tan2]2 ([hua1tarer0]), n., an acrobatic show featuring the skillful manipulation of earthen pots.95. 花廳（兒） [hua1ting1]([er0]), n., parlor. 96. 花莛兒 [hua1ting2er0], n., flower stalk. 97. 花頭 [hua1tou0], n., trumped-up tricks: 出花頭 resort to trickery, cf. [hua1yang4]↓; 花頭兒 cut flower without long stem and leaves. 98. 花草 [hua1cao3], n., flowers and grass in gen., also such paintings. 99. 花叢 [hua1cong2], n., a flower bush. 100. 花托 [hua1tuo1], n., (bot.) floral receptacle, the torus. 101. 花子 [hua1zi0], n., (coll.) beggar (also 叫化子). 102. 花籽兒 [hua1tzeeer0], n., flower seeds. 103. 花字兒 [hua1ze4er0], n., added words in opera arias for sound effect. 104. 花王 [hua1wang2], n., “the king of flowers,” the peony (牡丹). 105. 花紋 [hua1wen2], n., pattern or texture of cloth; wood grain. 106. 花眼 [hua1yan3], adj., dimmed vision of old people, farsighted, hypermetropia. 107. 花樣 [hua1yang4], n., pattern, design (of dress): 花樣翻新 innovations of style; ways and forms in performance; 許多花樣 many variations; 不知又要弄出甚麼花樣 do not know what next he will do. 108. 花秧兒 [hua1yang1er0], n., flower sapling. 109. 花押 [hua1ya2], n., signature in contracts, etc. 110. 花椰菜 [hua1ye2cai4], n., cauliflower. 111. 花園 [hua1yUan2], n., garden also 花苑 [hua1yUan3]. | |||||