flower bud; unopened flower
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
unopened flower bud; (flower) bud
informalTypically refers to flower buds on plants, often used with '花'. The '儿' (erhua) indicates a retroflex ending typical of northern colloquial speech.
Zhī枝
tóu头
guà挂
mǎn满
le了
huā花
gū骨
duo朵
r儿
。
The branches are covered with flower buds.
Zhè这
xiē些
huā花
gū骨
duo朵
r儿
guò过
jǐ几
tiān天
jiù就
kāi开
le了
。
These flower buds will bloom in a few days.
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Méi玫
gui瑰
de的
huā花
gū骨
duo朵
r儿
hán含
bāo苞
dài待
fàng放
。
The rose buds are ready to burst into bloom.