HKDictionary

蜀葵 (suk6 kwai4) — hollyhock (which includes about 60 species of flowering plants in the genus Alcea in the mallow family Malvaceae); common hollyhock (Alcea rosea) in Cantonese

sukˍ₆蜀kwaiˎ₄葵
Mandarin Pinyin: shu3 kui2

Meaning of 蜀葵

nounhollyhock (which includes about 60 species of flowering plants in the genus Alcea in the mallow family Malvaceae); common hollyhock (Alcea rosea)

Example Sentences with 蜀葵

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.
sukˍ₆蜀kwaiˎ₄葵hoiˉ¹開zo2.咗。
The hollyhocks have bloomed.
See more results for 蜀葵 →

Characters in 蜀葵

蜀suk6
Shu - a state in the Zhou dynasty, occupying the Chengtu area of Sichuan
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))

Words Containing 蜀葵

藥蜀葵joek6 suk6 kwai4
marshmallow
蜀葵糖劑suk6 kwai4 tong4 zai1
marshmallow

Want to actually remember 蜀葵?

Practice with spaced-repetition flashcards or follow our free structured Cantonese course.

Practice FlashcardsStart Learning Cantonese