油菜花

yóucàihuā
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

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

Examples

Sān yuèfèn Yúnnán Luópíng de yóucàihuā kāi de tèbié piàoliang.
The rapeseed flowers in Luoping, Yunnan bloom especially beautifully in March.
Jīnhuáng de yóucàihuā yí wàng wújì.
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 () in Yunnan and Wuyuan () in Jiangxi are two of the biggest tourist draws.
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Internet slang 油菜花 also puns on 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