Word information
Simplified花烛
Traditional花燭
Pinyinhuā zhú
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Chinese word dictionary
花烛
huā zhú · wedding candles; a pair of large, red, ornately decorated candles placed in the bridal chamber during a traditional Chinese wedding night, symbolizing the union of the couple; (botany) anthurium
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花huā
flower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful; old variant of 花[hua1]; surname Hua; variant of 花[hua1]; flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
花huāflower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful; old variant of 花[hua1]; surname Hua; variant of 花[hua1]; flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
花Huāsurname Hua
花园huāyuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; CL:座[zuo4]
开花kāihuāto bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open; (fig.) to burst with joy; (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish
零花钱línghuāqiánpocket money; allowance