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花椰菜
huā yē cài
Pinyin
Definition
花椰菜
-
huā yē cài
cauliflower
Character Decomposition
花
艹
亻
匕
椰
木
耳
阝
菜
艹
爫
木
Related Words
(20)
桃花
táo huā
1
peach blossom
2
(fig.) love affair
桃花运
táo huā yùn
1
luck with the ladies
2
a romance
3
good luck
烟花
yān huā
1
fireworks
2
prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
花
Huā
1
surname Hua
菜
cài
1
dish (type of food)
2
vegetable
3
cuisine
4
CL:盤|盘[pán],道[dào]
5
(coll.) (one's) type
6
(of one's skills etc) weak
7
poor
菜刀
cài dāo
1
vegetable knife
2
kitchen knife
3
cleaver
4
CL:把[bǎ]
蔬菜
shū cài
1
vegetables
2
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
雪花
xuě huā
1
snowflake
鲜花
xiān huā
1
flower
2
fresh flowers
3
CL:朵[duǒ]
上菜
shàng cài
1
to serve food
五花肉
wǔ huā ròu
1
pork belly
2
streaky pork
做菜
zuò cài
1
to cook
2
cooking
剩菜
shèng cài
1
leftovers (food)
印花
yìn huā
1
tax stamp
卷心菜
juǎn xīn cài
1
cabbage
2
CL:棵[kē]
大白菜
dà bái cài
1
bok choy
2
Chinese cabbage
3
Brassica pekinensis
4
CL:棵[kē]
大丽花
dà lì huā
1
dahlia (loanword)
天花板
tiān huā bǎn
1
ceiling
如花
rú huā
1
flowery
家常菜
jiā cháng cài
1
home cooking
Idioms
(20)
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
1
lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
2
plagiarism
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
1
the girl is already taken (idiom)
天花乱坠
tiān huā luàn zhuì
1
lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
2
fig. extravagant embellishments
3
hype
奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì
1
exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo
1
very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
如花似玉
rú huā sì yù
1
delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
2
(of a woman) exquisite
寻花问柳
xún huā wèn liǔ
1
lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
2
fig. to frequent brothels
3
to sow one's wild oats
小菜一碟
xiǎo cài yī dié
1
a small appetizer
2
a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)
心花怒放
xīn huā nù fàng
1
to burst with joy (idiom)
2
to be over the moon
3
to be elated
拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo
1
lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
2
fig. to womanize
3
to frequent brothels
4
to sow one's wild oats
捡到篮里就是菜
jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài
1
all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
摆花架子
bǎi huā jià zi
1
lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
2
superficial display (idiom)
败柳残花
bài liǔ cán huā
1
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
明日黄花
míng rì huáng huā
1
lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
2
fig. outdated
3
thing of the past
4
dead letter
昙花一现
tán huā yī xiàn
1
lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once
2
flash in the pan (idiom)
3
short-lived
月下花前
yuè xià huā qián
1
lit. amidst the flowers under the moonlight (idiom)
2
fig. romantic surroundings
柳暗花明
liǔ àn huā míng
1
lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
2
light at the end of the tunnel
柳烟花雾
liǔ yān huā wù
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
lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom)
2
fig. tear-stained face of a beauty
树上开花
shù shàng kāi huā
1
to deck the tree with false blossoms
2
to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
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