faa1 kei4花期
Jyutpingfaa1 kei4
Yalefā kèih
Definition
Blooming season; the flowering period of a plant.
neutralnature
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the window of time when a plant is in bloom, rather than the general season of spring. It is frequently used in contexts involving travel, photography, or gardening to determine the best time to visit a location or care for a plant. While it sounds slightly more formal than everyday slang, it is perfectly natural in casual conversation when discussing nature or outdoor activities.
Examples
The blooming season for this flower is very short, only lasting a few days.
Do you know when the blooming season for cherry blossoms is?
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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.
