hoi1 faa1 kei4開花期开花期
Jyutpinghoi1 faa1 kei4
Yalehōi fā kèih
Definition
Florescence, anthesis, or the flowering period.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in botanical, agricultural, or gardening contexts rather than casual daily conversation. It functions as a formal noun phrase to describe the specific window of time when a plant produces blossoms. While accurate, most people would simply use a descriptive phrase like 花期 or 幾時開花 when talking about plants in a home setting.
Examples
The flowering period for this type of flower is very short.
Related words
Common phrases
enter the flowering period
extend the flowering period
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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.
