粵

鷹jing1爪zaau2

simp鹰爪
jing1 zaau2yīng zhǎo

English

  1. talons of a falcon;climbing shrub; tender tea shoots
  2. eagle's talons ----
  3. (plant) the common name of desmos or artabotrys, may refer to three genera found in Hong Kong: artabotrys hexapetalus, desmos chinensis, artabotrys hongkongensis; literally: eagle's talons

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 鷹嘅爪
  2. 番荔枝科灌木,香港有三種:鷹爪、假鷹爪(常見)、香港鷹爪花(罕有),啲花好似雀仔爪咁,綠色

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

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