sunflower (dialectal)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
sunflower; helianthus
dialectA dialectal term used in northern Chinese regions to refer to the sunflower, emphasizing how the flower turns to follow the sun.
Dì地
tóu头
zhòng种
le了
yī一
pái排
zhuàn转
rì日
lián莲
，
kāi开
de得
zhèng正
yàn艳
。
A row of sunflowers was planted at the edge of the field, blooming brilliantly.
Zhuàn转
rì日
lián莲
de的
guā瓜
zǐ子
shì是
guò过
nián年
shí时
shǎo少
bù不
liǎo了
de的
líng零
shí食
。
Sunflower seeds are an indispensable snack during the New Year.
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Nǐ你
kàn看
nà那
zhuàn转
rì日
lián莲
，
tài太
yáng阳
zhuàn转
dào到
nǎ哪
，
tā它
jiù就
zhuàn转
dào到
nǎ哪
。
Look at that sunflower—wherever the sun turns, it turns too.