烟花 yānhuā fireworks
fireworks; prostitute (especially in Yuan theater)
How to remember 烟花: 烟 smoke + 花 flower = fireworks.
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How it is used
- 'Fireworks' - 放烟花 (fàng yānhuā) to set off fireworks; 烟花表演 fireworks display.
- The colorful aerial fireworks of festivals and celebrations.
- 烟花三月 (yānhuā sānyuè) 'misty-blossom third month', a classic poetic image of spring.
Example sentences
- 昨晚，烟花厂发生了爆炸。 Zuówǎn, yānhuā chǎng fāshēng le bàozhà.Yesterday, an explosion occurred at the fireworks factory.