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栀子花
zhī zi huā
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cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
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花木兰
huā mù lán
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Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
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大丽花
dà lì huā
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dahlia (loanword)
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花生米
huā shēng mǐ
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shelled peanuts
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叫花子
jiào huā zi
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beggar
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昙花一现
tán huā yī xiàn
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lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once;
flash in the pan (idiom);
short-lived
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花呢
huā ní
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tweed;
checkered cloth
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花枝招展
huā zhī zhāo zhǎn
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lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom);
fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)
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花都
huā dū
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Huadu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
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万花筒
wàn huā tǒng
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kaleidoscope
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校花
xiào huā
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the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草[xiao4 cao3]);
school beauty queen;
campus belle;
prom queen
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花旗
huā qí
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the Stars and Stripes (US flag);
by extension, the United States of America;
abbr. for Citibank 花旗銀行|花旗银行
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花童
huā tóng
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page boy;
flower girl (at a wedding)
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花边新闻
huā biān xīn wén
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media gossip;
sensational news
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茉莉花
mò li huā
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jasmine
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五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
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myriad;
all kinds of;
all sorts of
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花圃
huā pǔ
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flowerbed;
parterre
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花子
huā zi
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beggar (old term)
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花季
huā jì
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youthful time;
prime of youth;
flowering season
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花饰
huā shì
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floral decoration;
ornament;
floral pattern
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头晕眼花
tóu yūn yǎn huā
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to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
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啤酒花
pí jiǔ huā
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hops
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柳暗花明
liǔ àn huā míng
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lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope;
light at the end of the tunnel
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献花
xiàn huā
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to offer flowers;
to lay flowers (as a memorial)
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花天酒地
huā tiān jiǔ dì
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to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures;
life of debauchery
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