花生

Chinese

 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (花生) 花 生
simp. #(花生) 花 生
anagram 生花

Etymology

Short for 落花生 (luòhuāshēng).

Pronunciation


Noun

花生

  1. peanut (Arachis hypogaea) (Classifier: 粒 m c; 顆/颗 m)
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) drama; rumours; excitement (see 食花生) (Classifier: 粒 c)

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Guiqiong: χuɐsəŋ
  • → Macanese: façám
  • → Mongolian: ᠬᠤᠸᠠᠰᠠᠩ (quwasaŋ) / хуасан (xuasan)
  • → Uyghur: خاسىڭ (xasing)
  • → White Hmong: huabxeeb
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