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鮮花 (sin1 faa1) — fresh flowers in Cantonese

sinˉ¹鮮faaˉ¹花
简 鲜花
Mandarin Pinyin: xian1 hua1

Meaning of 鮮花

nounfresh flowers

Characters in 鮮花

鮮sin1
fresh; new; not withered
花faa1
fireworks

Words Containing 鮮花

一朵鮮花插在牛糞上jat1 do2 sin1 faa1 caap3 zoi6 ngau4 fan3 soeng5
lit. a fresh flower planted on a cow dung, meaning a relationship where the woman has great qualities, where the man has not, or much inferior (especially use in looks)
大好鮮花插在牛屎裏daai6 hou2 sin1 faa1 caap3 zoi6 ngau4 si2 lei5
what a shame; women with bright future but married to poor guys; the match of a beautiful / talented woman with an ugly / untalented man

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