蓮 (lin4) — lotus; lotus seed; water lily in Cantonese
linˎ₄蓮
简 莲
Mandarin Pinyin: lian2
Meaning of 蓮
nounlotus; lotus seed; water lily
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Example Sentences with 蓮
唔知阿蓮要去唔去。
Not sure whether Ah Lin wants to go or not.
亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
呢個人罄竹難書，請佢食蓮子羹平宜咗佢
This man was responsible for many countless wrong doings. We let him off easy by putting a bullet in him.
heoi˗₃去bou˗₃寶linˎ₄蓮ziˍ₆寺
Go to Po Lin Monastery.
haiˊ²喺bou˗₃寶linˎ₄蓮ziˍ₆寺sikˍ₆食zaaiˉ¹齋
Eat vegetarian at Po Lin Monastery.
Words Containing 蓮
蓮子蓉噉口lin4 zi2 jung4 gam2 hau2
to have a broad smile on one's face
蓮霧lin4 mou6
wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit)
雙黃蓮蓉月餅soeng1 wong4 lin4 jung4 jyut6 beng2
double yolks lotus seed paste mooncake [also] 雙黃紅蓮蓉月餅, 雙黃白蓮蓉月餅
蓮子lin4 zi2
lotus seed
睡蓮seoi6 lin4
Pygmy Waterlily, Nymphaea tetragona
臘味蓮藕小炒laap6 mei2 lin4 ngau5 siu2 caau2
stir-fried lotus with preserved pork
觀音坐蓮gun1 jam1 zo6 lin4
a sexual position with the woman sitting on top the man [written and colloquial]
蓮花lin4 faa1
lotus - Nelumbo nucifera | Sometimes known as 荷花
紅毛榴蓮hung4 mou4 lau4 lin2
soursop, a fruit | Scientific name: Annona muricata
雪蓮syut3 lin4
snow lotus herb (Saussurea involucrata)
蓮藕lin4 ngau5
lotus root
紅蓮hung4 lin4
red lotus
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