gai1 gung1 faa1雞公花鸡公花
Jyutpinggai1 gung1 faa1
Yalegāi gūng fā
Definition
Cockscomb flower; a plant with comb-like flower heads that thrives in dry soil and is used in medicine.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the Celosia cristata plant, which is visually distinct due to its velvety, fan-like flower head resembling a rooster's comb. While the term 雞冠花 is standard in written Chinese, 雞公花 is the preferred colloquial name in Cantonese, reflecting the local preference for using 雞公 to refer to a rooster.
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Common phrases
to plant cockscomb
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
