花子

huāzi
beggar (old term)

CEDICT

  1. (colloquial) beggar
  2. (mahjong) flower tile
  3. (regional) cottonseed
  4. beggar
  5. cottonseed
  6. flower seed
  7. flower tile

Wiktionary

乞丐。

重編國語辭典

  1. 乞丐
  2. 花朵牌

維基詞典

Examples

花子虛張聲勢。

Hanako called his bluff.

Source: Tatoeba

花子決心要去巴黎。

Hanako is set on going to Paris.

Source: Tatoeba

花子非常喜歡蛋糕。

Hanako likes cake very much.

Source: Tatoeba

我們請花子彈鋼琴。

We asked Hanako to play the piano.

Source: Tatoeba

花子又忘記她的傘了。

Hanako has forgotten her umbrella again.

Source: Tatoeba

花子和太郎去吃了寿司。

Hanako and Taro went to eat some sushi.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 花 huā
  1. flower
  2. blossom
  3. fancy pattern
  4. florid
  5. to spend (money, time)
  6. (coll.) lecherous
  7. lustful

classifiers: 朵, 支, 束, 把, 盆, 簇
=1 花 huā old variant of 花 huā
=1 花 huā
  1. variant of 花 huā
  2. flower
  3. blossom
  4. also pr. wěi
2 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"

Containing this entry

叫花子 jiàohuāzi beggar
拍花子 pāihuāzi

Related entries

乞丐 qǐgài beggar
这名乞丐在收集干面包。

The beggar is collecting stale bread.

Source: Tatoeba

乞人 qǐrén beggar
乞兒 qǐér beggar
化子 huāzi
  1. beggar (old term)
  2. same as 花子
叫花子 jiàohuāzi beggar
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