เก๊กฮวย(gék huuay)
Meanings
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chrysanthemum (flower for tea)
Chrysanthemum, specifically the species whose flowers are dried for use in traditional medicine and for making tea. (From Teochew Chinese 菊花, gék-hue).
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นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1namely; that is; i.e.2to be (definition/identification)ดอกdòkดอกdòk1classifier: flowers and similar items2flower; blossom3interest (on money)เก๊กฮวยgék huuayเก๊กฮวยgék huuay1chrysanthemum tea2chrysanthemum (flower for tea)
This is a chrysanthemum flower.
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My grandmother grows chrysanthemum flowers in the backyard garden.
I'm going to the Chinese medicine shop to buy dried chrysanthemum flowers.
คนkonนิยมní-yomนำnamดอกdòkเก๊กฮวยgék huuayมาmaaตากแห้งdàak hâengเพื่อpêuuaทำเป็นtam bpenยาyaaหรือrĕuชงchongดื่มdèumเป็นbpenเครื่องดื่มkrûueang dùuemสมุนไพรsà-mŭn prai
People like to sun-dry chrysanthemum flowers to make medicine or brew them as an herbal drink.
2NounA2
chrysanthemum tea
Chrysanthemum tea; a popular sweet, yellowish herbal infusion made from dried chrysanthemum flowers, often served cold with ice.
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แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1hair (on the head)2I; me (male speaker, polite)อยากyàakอยากyàak1to crave; to long for2[to] want; desireดื่มdèumดื่มdèum1[to] drink alcohol2[to] drinkน้ำเก๊กฮวยnáam gék huayน้ำเก๊กฮวยnáam gék huaychrysanthemum tea/drink
Mom, I want to drink chrysanthemum tea.
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Auntie, can I have one glass of cold chrysanthemum tea, please?
The chrysanthemum tea at this shop is very sweet, fragrant, and refreshing.
เวลาway-laaอากาศaa-gàatร้อนๆrón rónได้dâiดื่มdèumน้ำเก๊กฮวยnáam gék huayเย็นๆyen yenสักsàkแก้วgâewจะjàช่วยchûuaiดับกระหายdàp grà-hăaiได้dâiดีมากdee mâak
When the weather is hot, drinking a glass of cold chrysanthemum tea helps quench thirst very well.
Word Breakdown
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เก๊กฮวยgék huuayเก๊กฮวยgék huuaychrysanthemum (flower for tea)