桂 (gwai3) — cassia or cinnamon in Cantonese
gwai˗₃桂Mandarin Pinyin: gui4
Meaning of 桂
nouncassia or cinnamon
noun(surname)
nouna short name of Kwangsi province
Example Sentences with 桂
王先生要經廣州前往桂林。
Mr Wong wants to go to Guilin via Guangzhou.
neiˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有gwai˗₃桂ziˉ¹枝zai2.仔。
There are cinnamon twigs here.
keoiˏ₅佢maaiˏ₅買zoˊ²咗gwai˗₃桂ziˉ¹枝zai2.仔。
He/She bought cinnamon twigs.
bouˉ¹煲tongˉ¹湯jungˍ₆用gwai˗₃桂ziˉ¹枝zai2.仔。
Use cinnamon twigs to make soup.
gwai˗₃桂ziˉ¹枝zaiˊ²仔houˊ²好hoengˉ¹香wo3.喎。
The cinnamon twigs smell good.
Words Containing 桂
月桂jyut6 gwai3
bay laurel
桂花糖gwai3 faa1 tong2
sugar candy scented with jasmine
桂圓肉gwai3 jyun2 juk6
dried longan pulp
桂花gwai3 faa1
sweet osmunthus blossom
桂林風味蝦gwai3 lam4 fung1 mei6 haa1
Guilin style shrimp
桂花魚gwai3 faa1 jyu2
freshwater grouper; chuatsi
玉桂juk6 gwai3
coriander
肉桂juk6 gwai3
cinnamon; cassia - Cinnamomum cassia (Chinese Cinnamon); Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Ceylonese Cinnamon)
桂花蟬gwai3 faa1 sim4
a type of edible cicada
肉桂卷juk6 gwai3 gyun2
cinnamon roll
桂林相思gwai3 lam4 soeng1 si1
red-billed leiothrix; Pekin robin
桂皮gwai3 pei4
cinnamon; Cassia bark
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