棉花糖
mián huā táng
Pinyin

Definition

棉花糖
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mián huā táng
  1. cotton candy
  2. candyfloss
  3. marshmallow

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

táo huā
  1. 1 peach blossom
  2. 2 (fig.) love affair
táo huā yùn
  1. 1 luck with the ladies
  2. 2 a romance
  3. 3 good luck
yān huā
  1. 1 fireworks
  2. 2 prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
táng
  1. 1 sugar
  2. 2 sweets
  3. 3 candy
  4. 4 CL:顆|颗[kē],塊|块[kuài]
Huā
  1. 1 surname Hua
huā yuán
  1. 1 garden
  2. 2 CL:座[zuò],個|个[gè]
xuě huā
  1. 1 snowflake
xiān huā
  1. 1 flower
  2. 2 fresh flowers
  3. 3 CL:朵[duǒ]
wǔ huā ròu
  1. 1 pork belly
  2. 2 streaky pork
bīng táng
  1. 1 crystal sugar
  2. 2 rock candy
bīng táng hú lu
  1. 1 tanghulu
  2. 2 candied fruits on bamboo skewers dipped in sugar syrup, a common Chinese snack
bīng huā
  1. 1 ice crystal
  2. 2 frost (on windows)
yìn huā
  1. 1 tax stamp
kǒu xiāng táng
  1. 1 chewing gum
xǐ táng
  1. 1 sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)
dà lì huā
  1. 1 dahlia (loanword)
tiān huā bǎn
  1. 1 ceiling
rú huā
  1. 1 flowery
xīn huā nù fàng
  1. 1 to burst with joy (idiom)
  2. 2 to be over the moon
  3. 3 to be elated
tiǎo huā yǎn
  1. 1 (fig.) to get cross-eyed
  2. 2 to be bewildered

Idioms (20)

借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
天花乱坠
tiān huā luàn zhuì
  1. 1 lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extravagant embellishments
  3. 3 hype
奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì
  1. 1 exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo
  1. 1 very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
如花似玉
rú huā sì yù
  1. 1 delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a woman) exquisite
寻花问柳
xún huā wèn liǔ
  1. 1 lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to frequent brothels
  3. 3 to sow one's wild oats
心花怒放
xīn huā nù fàng
  1. 1 to burst with joy (idiom)
  2. 2 to be over the moon
  3. 3 to be elated
拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo
  1. 1 lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to womanize
  3. 3 to frequent brothels
  4. 4 to sow one's wild oats
摆花架子
bǎi huā jià zi
  1. 1 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
  2. 2 superficial display (idiom)
败柳残花
bài liǔ cán huā
  1. 1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
明日黄花
míng rì huáng huā
  1. 1 lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. outdated
  3. 3 thing of the past
  4. 4 dead letter
昙花一现
tán huā yī xiàn
  1. 1 lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once
  2. 2 flash in the pan (idiom)
  3. 3 short-lived
月下花前
yuè xià huā qián
  1. 1 lit. amidst the flowers under the moonlight (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. romantic surroundings
柳暗花明
liǔ àn huā míng
  1. 1 lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
  2. 2 light at the end of the tunnel
柳烟花雾
liǔ yān huā wù
  1. 1 lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring
梨花带雨
lí huā dài yǔ
  1. 1 lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. tear-stained face of a beauty
树上开花
shù shàng kāi huā
  1. 1 to deck the tree with false blossoms
  2. 2 to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
槛花笼鹤
jiàn huā lóng hè
  1. 1 a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
残花败柳
cán huā bài liǔ
  1. 1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

Sample Sentences

没有。但是我有棉花糖,你看。
méiyǒu 。dànshì wǒ yǒu miánhuātáng ,nǐ kàn 。
No, but I do have cotton candy, look.
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哇,棉花糖。我要我要!
wā ,miánhuātáng 。wǒ yào wǒ yào !
Wow, cotton candy! I want, I want!
Go to Lesson 
你先给我棉花糖。
nǐ xiān gěi wǒ miánhuātáng 。
First, you give me the cotton candy.
Go to Lesson