粵

玫mui4瑰gwai3

mui4 gwai3méi guī

English

  1. rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (CL:棵[ke1])
  2. rose
  3. rose flower (CL:朵[duo3])

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種有刺嘅灌木植物,開出嚟嘅花色彩鮮豔、香氣濃郁,有紅、白、黃等嘅顏色,經常用嚟送禮象徵愛情,亦可以用嚟提煉香精同做藥(量詞:朵/枝/紮)

Examples

  • 紅玫瑰

    red rose

  • 玫瑰花茶

    rose tea

  • 呢支玫瑰好靚呀。

    This rose is very beautiful.

    Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

  • 我買咗紮玫瑰俾你啊!

    I bought a bouquet of roses for you!

  • 我鍾意白玫瑰多過紅玫瑰。

    I like white roses better than red ones.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我喺個花園度種咗啲玫瑰花。

    I planted roses in the garden.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 個花樽裏面啲花係玫瑰嚟嘅。

    The flowers in the vase are roses.

    Tatoeba · cantonesespoken CC BY

  • 藍色嘅玫瑰真係好靚架。

    Tatoeba · dngzz1 CC BY

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

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