芙蓉
fu4 jung4fú róng
English
- cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis)
- lotus
- foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet)
- lotus; figuratively, a refined and beautiful girl, things that are good looking
粵語 — Cantonese
- 指荷花,引伸指脱俗、好靚嘅女仔,靚嘅嘢
Examples
出水芙蓉
a girl free from vulgarity; pretty girl swimming. Literally: lotus from water
芙蓉菊,又叫千年艾、海芙蓉、玉芙蓉、白香菊,葉根入藥可治風寒,葉晒乾後點燃可驅蟲
Crossostephium chinense, China Lotusdaisy
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk