fan1 ji1 cou2薰衣草
Jyutpingfan1 ji1 cou2
Yalefān yī chóu
Definition
Lavender; a plant with purple flowers often used for ornament, incense, and essential oils.
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How it's used
Lavender is almost exclusively associated with relaxation and aromatherapy in Hong Kong. It is rarely discussed as a wild plant or a garden flower, but rather as a fragrance profile for soaps, candles, and essential oils. When referring to the scent, it is common to add 味 after the name.
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fo2棵fóExamples
There are a lot of lavender plants planted here.
Do you like the scent of lavender?
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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.
