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葵 (kwai4) — a term used in certain big flowering plants (eg. sunflower 向日葵, the mallow family 锦葵科--in particular, hollycock 蜀葵 (the genus Alcea)) in Cantonese

kwaiˎ₄葵
Mandarin Pinyin: kui2

Meaning of 葵

nouna term used in certain big flowering plants (eg. sunflower 向日葵, the mallow family 锦葵科--in particular, hollycock 蜀葵 (the genus Alcea))

Example Sentences with 葵

佢地兩個可以拉埋天窗全靠我揸大葵扇咋
The two of them got married all because I matchmade them together.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有sukˍ₆蜀kwai4.葵。
There are hollyhocks here.
sukˍ₆蜀kwaiˎ₄葵geiˊ²幾leng˗₃靚gaa3.㗎。
The hollyhocks are quite pretty.
gin˗₃見dou˗₃到sukˍ₆蜀kwai4.葵。
Saw the hollyhocks.
zungˊ²種zoˊ²咗sukˍ₆蜀kwai4.葵。
Planted hollyhocks.
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Words Containing 葵

向日葵hoeng3 jat6 kwai4
sunflower (i.e. Helianthus annuus)
撥大葵扇but6 daai6 kwai4 sin3
being a matchmaker
秋葵cau1 kwai4
okra
葵芳kwai4 fong1
Kwai Fong (MTR station)
葵花子kwai4 faa1 zi2
sunflower seeds
揸大葵扇zaa1 daai6 kwai4 sin3
act as a match-maker
藥蜀葵joek6 suk6 kwai4
marshmallow
海葵hoi2 kwai4
anemone
山葵saan1 kwai4/3
wasabi; (common misspelling) wasabe | Scientific name: Wasabia japonica
葵興kwai4 hing1
Kwai Hing (MTR station)
蜀葵糖劑suk6 kwai4 tong4 zai1
marshmallow
葵花kwai4 faa1
sunflower

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