花 蘤 huā variant of 花[hua1] / flower / blossom / also pr. [wei3] syn 玫瑰 méi guī rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (CL:棵[ke1]) / rose flower (CL:朵[duo3]) 华 華 huā old variant of 花[hua1] / flower syn 英 yīng hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom syn 鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā flower / fresh flowers / CL:朵[duo3] 花瓶 huā píng flower vase / (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent) syn 花朵 huā duǒ flower syn 祭品 jì pǐn offering syn 开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn 花店 huā diàn flower shop 莲花 蓮花 lián huā lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others) / water-lily syn 菊花 jú huā chrysanthemum / (TCM) chrysanthemum flower / (slang) anus syn 盛开 盛開 shèng kāi blooming / in full flower syn 华而不实 華而不實 huá ér bù shí flower but no fruit (idiom) / handsome exterior but hollow inside / flashy syn 花心 huā xīn fickle in love / unfaithful / heart of a flower (pistil and stamen) 花盆 huā pén flower pot 插花 chā huā flower arranging / ikebana syn 花蕾 huā lěi bud / flower bud syn 供奉 gòng fèng to consecrate / to enshrine and worship / an offering (to one's ancestors) / a sacrifice (to a god) syn 献礼 獻禮 xiàn lǐ to offer sth in tribute (often on a special occasion) / to dedicate / an offering / a tribute 纷飞 紛飛 fēn fēi to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc) / to flutter about 合拢 合攏 hé lǒng to close (flower, eyes, suitcase etc) / to bring together / (insect or bird when not flying) to fold (its wings) syn 毛遂自荐 毛遂自薦 máo suì zì jiàn Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom) / to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states) syn 哭丧 哭喪 kū sāng to wail at a funeral / formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed syn 供品 gòng pǐn offering syn 笑纳 笑納 xiào nà to kindly accept (an offering) 飘舞 飄舞 piāo wǔ to fly up / to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc) syn 花会 花會 huā huì flower fair or festival 纸花 紙花 zhǐ huā paper flower 香花 xiāng huā fragrant flower / fig. beneficial (of artworks etc) syn 蓓蕾 bèi lěi flower bud / young flower still tightly rolled up syn 招安 zhāo ān to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty syn 桔梗 jié gěng Chinese bellflower / balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) 走马观花 走馬觀花 zǒu mǎ guān huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information 你争我夺 你爭我奪 nǐ zhēng wǒ duó lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom) / to compete fiercely offering no quarter / fierce rivalry / tug-of-war 庭园 庭園 tíng yuán flower garden syn 花农 花農 huā nóng flower grower 凤仙花 鳳仙花 fèng xiān huā balsam / Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina) / touch-me-not / busy Lizzie syn 奇葩 qí pā exotic flower / (fig.) marvel / prodigy / (slang) weirdo / outlandish 白莲 白蓮 bái lián white lotus (flower) / White Lotus society / same as 白蓮教|白莲教 花苞 huā bāo flower bud syn 花展 huā zhǎn flower show 招投标 招投標 zhāo tóu biāo bid inviting and bid offering / bidding / auction 元宝 元寶 yuán bǎo a silver or gold ingot / mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship) / a name for ancient currency / a rare genius syn 盆花 pén huā potted flower 花序 huā xù inflorescence / flower cluster syn 黄花菜 黃花菜 huáng huā cài citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni) / golden needles (its edible flower) syn 国花 國花 guó huā national flower (emblem, e.g. peony 牡丹[mu3 dan1] in China) syn 华严经 華嚴經 huá yán jīng Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra 花鼓 huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub 花头 花頭 huā tóu flower head syn 雄蕊 xióng ruǐ stamen (male part of flower) 花台 花臺 huā tái flower bed / flower terrace / flower stand 花被 huā bèi perianth (common term for calyx and corolla) / border and protecting envelope of a flower 招抚 招撫 zhāo fǔ to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty / to bring to negotiated surrender syn 雌花 cí huā female flower 花梗 huā gěng stem of flower syn 盆 pén basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 柄 bǐng handle or shaft (of an axe etc) / (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem / sth that affords an advantage to an opponent / classifier for knives or blades syn 腊 臘 là ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month / the 12th lunar month / (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar month syn 风信子 風信子 fēng xìn zǐ hyacinth (flower) 苞 bāo bud / flower calyx / luxuriant / profuse syn 花童 huā tóng page boy / flower girl (at a wedding) 菁 jīng leek flower / lush / luxuriant 花柱 huā zhù style (female organ of flower) 残花败柳 殘花敗柳 cán huā bài liǔ broken flower, withered willow (idiom) / fig. fallen woman 鸡冠花 雞冠花 jī guān huā cockscomb flower / Celosia cristata 馈送 饋送 kuì sòng to present (a gift) / offering / to feed (a signal to a device, paper to a printer etc) syn 花托 huā tuō receptacle (base of flower) 葩 pā corolla of flower syn 钿 鈿 diàn to inlay with gold, silver etc / ancient inlaid ornament shaped as a flower 鬘 mán (of woman's hair) beautiful / flower garland worn as an ornament 如花似玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite syn 西番莲 西番蓮 xī fān lián passion flower syn 花骨朵 huā gǔ duo (coll.) flower bud syn 糖瓜 táng guā malt sugar candy, a traditional offering to the kitchen god Zaoshen 灶神 薾 ěr luxuriant growth of flower 只鸡斗酒 隻雞斗酒 zhī jī dǒu jiǔ lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) / fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests 对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom) / fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience / to cast pearls before swine / caviar to the general / to preach to deaf ears / to talk over sb's head syn 斗酒只鸡 斗酒隻雞 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) / fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom) / surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy) 孤芳自赏 孤芳自賞 gū fāng zì shǎng lone flower admiring itself (idiom) / narcissism / self-love syn 败柳残花 敗柳殘花 bài liǔ cán huā broken flower, withered willow (idiom) / fig. fallen woman 槛花笼鹤 檻花籠鶴 jiàn huā lóng hè a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom) / prisoner 羯鼓催花 jié gǔ cuī huā drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom 花容月貌 huā róng yuè mào lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) beautiful 走马看花 走馬看花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information syn 风花雪月 風花雪月 fēng huā xuě yuè wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom) / effete language without substance / love affair / romance is in the air / dissipated life 击鼓传花 擊鼓傳花 jī gǔ chuán huā beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc) 唐花 táng huā hothouse flower (i.e. flower grown in a greenhouse) syn 奉现 奉現 fèng xiàn offering 供物 gòng wù offering 吊客 弔客 diào kè a visitor offering condolences 发行备忘录 發行備忘錄 fā xíng bèi wàng lù offering memorandum (for public stock issue) / publication memorandum 首次公开招股 首次公開招股 shǒu cì gōng kāi zhāo gǔ initial public offering (IPO) 祭仪 祭儀 jì yí sacrificial ceremony / sacrificial offering 发行债券 offering 冥币 冥幣 míng bì false paper money burned as an offering to the dead 