桂
guì
Pinyin

Definition

桂
 - 
guì
  1. cassia
  2. laurel
桂
 - 
Guì
  1. surname Gui
  2. abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

桂圆
guì yuán
  1. 1 see also: 龙眼 lóng yǎn
桂林
Guì lín
  1. 1 Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
桂冠
guì guān
  1. 1 laurel
  2. 2 victory garland (in Greek and Western culture)
桂平
Guì píng
  1. 1 Guiping county level city in Guigang 貴港|贵港[Guì gǎng], Guangxi
桂皮
guì pí
  1. 1 Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia)
  2. 2 cassia bark

Idioms (1)

食玉炊桂
shí yù chuī guì
  1. 1 food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)
  2. 2 the cost of living is very high

Sample Sentences

唉，人间的桂花树早都已经开了，我这月亮上的桂花树却还没有砍完啊。
ài ，rénjiān de guìhuā shù zǎo dōu yǐjīng kāi le ，wǒ zhè yuèliàng shàng de guìhuā shù què hái méiyǒu kǎn wán ā 。
Agh! The Osmanthus trees in the mortal world are already in bloom, but I still haven't finished chopping down the Osmanthus trees on the moon.
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转眼又到八月十五了，吴刚先生，您的桂花树砍得怎么样？
zhuǎn yǎn yòu dào bāyuè shí wǔ le ，Wú Gāng xiānsheng ，nín de guìhuā shù kǎn de zěnmeyàng ？
In the blink of an eye it's already the 15th day of the eighth lunar month again, Mr Wu Gang. How is cutting down your Osmanthus tree going?
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看您这桂花树既不开花，也不结果的，怪不得玉皇大帝要您把这树给砍了呀。
kàn nín zhè guìhuā shù jì bù kāihuā ，yě bù jiēguǒ de ，guàibude Yùhuángdàdì yào nín bǎ zhè shù gěi kǎn le ya 。
It looks like your Osmanthus tree here doesn't bloom and it doesn't bear fruit, no wonder the Jade Emperor wants you to chop it down.
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我在这月亮上呆了上万年了，天天砍这桂花树啊，可是却总也没办法把它砍断。
wǒ zài zhè yuèliàng shàng dāi le shàng wàn nián le ，tiāntiān kǎn zhè guìhuā shù ā ，kěshì què zǒng yě méi bànfǎ bǎ tā kǎn duàn 。
I've been on this moon for over 10,000 years and every day I've been chopping the Osmanthus tree, but I can never manage to cut it down.
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是啊，其中梁朝伟三次夺得最佳男主角桂冠，张曼玉四夺最佳女主角，成为当之无愧的金马王和金马女皇。
shì a ，qízhōng Liáng Cháowěi sān cì duódé zuìjiā nánzhǔjué guìguān ，Zhāng Mànyù sì duó zuìjiā nǚ zhǔjué ，chéngwéi dāngzhīwúkuì de jīnmǎ Wáng hé jīnmǎ nǚhuáng 。
Yeah, amid this Hong Kong trend, Tony Leung won best actor three times and Maggie Cheung won best actress four times, making them deserving of the title King and Queen of the Golden Horse Awards.
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是啊，我去过杭州，我特别爱吃“西湖醋鱼”、“荷叶粉蒸肉”、“桂花藕片”，浙菜还有好多糕点，面点，味道真是好极了！
shì a ，wǒ qù guò Hángzhōu ，wǒ tèbié ài chī “xīhúcùyú ”、“héyè fěn zhēng ròu ”、“guìhuā ǒupiàn ”，zhècài háiyǒu hǎo duō gāodiǎn ，miàndiǎn ，wèidao zhēn shì hǎo jí le ！
Yeah, I've been to Hangzhou, I love eating West Lake Sweet and Sour Fish, pork steamed with ground rice flour wrapped in lotus leaves and lotus root candied with osmanthus. Zhejiang cuisine has so many cakes and pastries, they taste so good!
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你说的这是老西湖十景，现在还有新西湖十景，你听着啊，分别是：云栖竹径、满陇桂雨、虎跑梦泉、龙井问茶、九溪烟树、吴山天风、阮墩环碧、黄龙吐翠、玉皇飞云、宝石流霞。
nǐshuōde zhè shì lǎoxīhúshíjǐng ，xiànzài háiyǒu xīn xīhúshíjǐng ，nǐ tīng zhe ā ，fēnbié shì ：yúnqī zhújìng 、mǎnlǒng guìyǔ 、hǔ pǎo mèng 、Lóngjǐng wènchá 、jiǔxī yānshù 、Wúshān tiānfēng 、ruǎndūn huánbì 、huánglóng tùcuì 、yùhuáng fēiyún 、bǎoshí liúxiá 。
You're talking about the old ten scenes from the West Lake, now there are the new ten scenes from the West Lake, I'll tell you them, they are: 'The Bamboo-lined Path through the Nest of Clouds', 'Rain of Osmanthus petals in Manjuelong Village', 'Dreaming of the Tiger Spring', 'Dragon Well Tea Plantation', 'Nine Creeks among the Misty Trees', 'The Heavenly Breeze over Wu Mountain', 'Duke Ruan's Pier Encircled by Greenery', 'Yellow Dragon Cave Spewing Jade Green', 'Clouds Flying over Jade Emperor Hill' and 'Red Skies over Precious Stone Mountain'.
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传说中，清朝山海关的守将吴三桂，因为陈圆圆被势力庞大的土匪抢走而打开城门让清军入关，最后造成了明朝的灭亡。
chuánshuō zhōng ，Qīngcháo shānhǎiguān de shǒu jiāng Wú sānguì ，yīnwèi Chén Yuányuan bèi shìlì pángdà de tǔfěi qiāngzǒu ér dǎkāi chéng mén ràng qīngjūn rù guān ，zuìhòu zàochéng le Míngcháo de mièwáng 。
Legend has it that the general Wu San Gui,who guarded the gate to the Shanhai Pass, let the Manchurians through the pass. This was because Chen Yuanyuan was kidnaped by a powerful bandit. This eventually led to the end of the Ming dynasty.
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行了，冷盆就这么多。热菜么，给我一份糖醋松子桂鱼，六只大闸蟹，再来一个糖醋小排，黑椒牛柳，还有上汤西兰花。好，就这样。你们这儿有什么好的葡萄酒。
xíng le ，lěngpén jiù zhème duō 。rècài ma ，gěi wǒ yī fèn tángcù sōngzǐ guìyú ，liù zhī dàzháxiè ，zài lái yī ge tángcù xiǎopái ，hēijiāo niúliǔ ，háiyǒu shàngtāng xīlánhuā 。hǎo ，jiù zhèyàng 。nǐmen zhèr yǒu shénme hǎo de pútaojiǔ 。
All right, that’s enough appetizers. Hmm, for hot dishes, give me an order of fried sweet and sour mandarin fish with pine nuts, six hairy crabs, an order of sweet and sour baby ribs, a black pepper beef strips, and broccoli in soup. OK, that’s all. What good wines do you have?
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有十几味中药呢，包括桂皮、甘草、何首乌什么的。
yǒu shíjǐ wèi zhōngyào ne ，bāokuò guìpí 、gāncǎo 、héshǒuwū shénmede 。
A dozen kinds of Chinese medicine, including Chinese cinnamon, licorice root, Chinese knotwood and a few other things.
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