si5 faa1市花
Jyutpingsi5 faa1
Yalesíh fā
Definition
The official flower representing a city.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the official floral emblem designated by a city government. It is almost exclusively used in formal or educational contexts, such as school projects or news reports about civic identity. You will rarely hear it in casual street conversation unless discussing local symbols or tourism.
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zung3種jungExamples
Hong Kong's city flower is the Bauhinia.
Common phrases
designated city flower
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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.
