瑰 (gwai3 gwai1 | gui1) : rose; rare; precious

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瑰

gwai3 gwai1

gui1

(jyutping) gwai3; (pinyin) gui1
rose

(jyutping) gwai1; (pinyin) gui1
[1] rare; precious; valuable
[2] jade stone

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 玉 (#96)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

瑰

This word has been viewed 3186 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Mar 2011 14:07

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玫瑰 mui4 gwai3 mei2 gui1 = rose

玫瑰露 mui4 gwai3 lou6 = a julep

玫瑰果 mui4 gwai3 gwo2 mei2 gui1 guo3 = rose hip, rose hips

木玫瑰 muk6 mui4 gwai3 = Ipomoea tuberosa (wooden rose)

沙漠玫瑰 saa1 mok6 mui4 gwai3 = Adenium obesum (desert rose)

瑰寶 gwai1 bou2 gui1 bao3 = gem; rarity; treasure

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玫瑰花好多簕。粵
Roses are full of thorns.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,135492,135495#msg-135495]

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Decimal representation of this word: 瑰
Unicode code for this character: U+7470 (off-site link)

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