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Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiǎo huā shù
"她的生日收到了一个小花束。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small bouquet of flowers, typically given as a gift.
"She received a lovely posy for her birthday, filled with vibrant spring flowers." - 2
A short poem or inscription, often expressing a sentiment.
"He wrote a sweet posy to accompany the flowers he sent her."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'posy', which is an aphetic contraction of 'poesy' (poem). Originally, it referred to a short verse or motto inscribed on a ring or accompanying a bunch of flowers given as a token of affection, which eventually shifted by semantic narrowing to designate the bouquet of flowers itself.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Posy" is said worldwide
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petit bouquet
Transliteration: pə.ti bu.kɛ
"Elle a reçu un petit bouquet pour son anniversaire."
kleiner Blumenstrauß
Transliteration: klai.nər ˈbluː.mən.ʃtraʊs
"Sie bekam einen kleinen Blumenstrauß zum Geburtstag."
piccolo mazzo di fiori
Transliteration: pik.kolo ˈmat.tso di ˈfjo.ri
"Ha ricevuto un piccolo mazzo di fiori per il suo compleanno."
pequeño ramo de flores
Transliteration: peˈke.ɲo ˈra.mo ðe ˈflo.res
"Recibió un pequeño ramo de flores por su cumpleaños."
pequeno buquê de flores
Transliteration: peˈke.nu buˈke dʒi ˈfloɾes
"Ela recebeu um pequeno buquê de flores no seu aniversário."
फूलों का छोटा गुलदस्ता
Transliteration: phoolon ka chhota guldasta
"उन्हें जन्मदिन पर फूलों का छोटा गुलदस्ता मिला।"
小花束
Transliteration: xiǎo huā shù
"她的生日收到了一个小花束。"
작은 꽃다발
Transliteration: jageun kkotdabal
"그녀는 생일에 작은 꽃다발을 받았다."
小さな花束
Transliteration: chiisana hanataba
"彼女は誕生日に小さな花束をもらった。"
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