煙花

煙花

1. (figuratively) gorgeous spring scene
2. (dated, figuratively) place where a female prostitute or performer lives
3. (dated) female prostitute or performer
4. fireworks

   禁止攜帶、燃放煙花爆竹。 [MSC, trad.]
   禁止携带、燃放烟花爆竹。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jìnzhǐ xiédài, ránfàng yānhuā bàozhú. [Pinyin]

   Fireworks prohibited. (Literally: Carrying and setting off fireworks and firecrackers is prohibited.)

   • 1971 January, “附載粦爲仁牧師夫婦合傳”, in 徐松石 [Princeton S. Hsu], editor, 《華人浸信會史錄》 [A History of Chinese Baptist Churches], 第二輯：港澳地區 [Vol. II Hong Kong and Macao Area], Hong Kong: 浸信會出版部 [Baptist Press], page 213:

     當天會衆舉行宴會，放煙花，提旗列隊遊行，向這位『可敬的牧師』祝壽。 [MSC, trad.]
     当天会众举行宴会，放烟花，提旗列队游行，向这位『可敬的牧师』祝寿。 [MSC, simp.]

     Dāngtiān huìzhòng jǔxíng yànhuì, fàng yānhuā, tíqí lièduì yóuxíng, xiàng zhè wèi ‘kějìng de mùshī’ zhùshòu. [Pinyin]

     On that day, the congregation held a banquet, set off fireworks, and walked in a parade with flags to celebrate the birthday of this "respectable pastor".

   • 2020 February 7, 小蝶, “農曆新年獅城遊”, in 文匯報 [Wen Wei Po], page A22:

     飯後一踏到街上，便聽到燒煙花的巨響。可惜兩分鐘的煙花燒完後，紅燈仍未轉綠燈，我們未能來得及過馬路跑到海邊觀看，非常可惜。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     饭后一踏到街上，便听到烧烟花的巨响。可惜两分钟的烟花烧完后，红灯仍未转绿灯，我们未能来得及过马路跑到海边观看，非常可惜。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     faan⁶ hau⁶ jat¹ daap⁶ dou³ gaai¹ soeng⁶, bin⁶ teng¹ dou³ siu¹ jin¹ faa¹ dik¹ geoi⁶ hoeng². ho² sik¹ loeng⁵ fan¹ zung¹ dik¹ jin¹ faa¹ siu¹ jyun⁴ hau⁶, hung⁴ dang¹ jing⁴ mei⁶ zyun² luk⁶ dang¹, ngo⁵ mun⁴ mei⁶ nang⁴ loi⁴ dak¹ kap⁶ gwo³ maa⁵ lou⁶ paau² dou³ hoi² bin¹ gun¹ hon³, fei¹ soeng⁴ ho² sik¹. [Jyutping]

     After dinner, once we stepped onto the streets, we heard the loud noise of setting off fireworks. Unfortunately, after the two minutes of fireworks were over, the red light still did not become a green light, so we could not make it across the road to run to the seaside to view the fireworks. What a pity!

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