花生
Chinese
flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw | ||
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trad. (花生) | 花 | 生 | |
simp. #(花生) | 花 | 生 | |
anagram | 生花 |
Etymology
Short for 落花生 (luòhuāshēng).
Pronunciation
Noun
花生
- peanut (Arachis hypogaea) (Classifier: 粒 m c; 顆/颗 m)
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) drama; rumours; excitement (see 食花生)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 花生 (“peanut”) [map]
Derived terms
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