faa1 mat6花蜜
Jyutpingfaa1 mat6
Yalefā maht
Definition
Nectar; the sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract insects.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the sweet liquid produced by plants to attract pollinators. It is rarely used in casual conversation outside of biology or nature contexts, as most people would simply refer to the sweetness of a flower or the honey produced by bees.
Examples
Bees are collecting nectar inside the flowers.
Related words
Common phrases
to collect nectar
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
