粵

香hoeng1草cou2

hoeng1 cou2xiāng cǎo

English

  1. aromatic herb
  2. vanilla
  3. alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei
  4. (fig.) loyal and dependable person (old)
  5. herbs

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 帶香料味嘅植物,可以用嚟調味、製藥、整香薰

Examples

  • 她做了一个四人份的巧克力香草蛋糕。

    She made a vanilla chocolate cake for four people.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 用於那個義大利醬的香草可能是荷蘭芹。

    The herb used in that pasta sauce might be parsley.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 当且仅当冰淇淋是香草口味,小王会吃这个冰淇淋。

    If and only if the ice-cream is vanilla flavour will Xiao Wang eat it.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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