油菜花

yóucàihuā
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 rapeseed flower
  2. 2 canola flower
  3. 3 (slang) middle-aged woman

Examples

HSK 7-9
Sānyuèfèn Yúnnán Luópíng de yóucàihuā kāi de tèbié piàoliang.
The rapeseed flowers in Luoping, Yunnan bloom especially beautifully in March.
HSK 7-9
Jīnhuáng de yóucàihuā yíwàngwújì.
The golden rapeseed flowers stretch as far as the eye can see.

Tips

culture
Endless yellow oilseed-rape fields are a famous spring sight in China - Luoping (罗平) in Yunnan and Wuyuan (婺源) in Jiangxi are two of the biggest tourist draws.
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Internet slang 油菜花 also puns on 有才华 (yǒucáihuá, 'talented') because of the near-identical pronunciation. So 'You're a rapeseed flower!' = 'You're talented!' - playful, not literal.

Stroke Order

yóu
cài
huā