Chinese Word: 刺桐 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Indian coral tree; sunshine tree; tiger's claw; Erythrina variegata (botany)

1		zhè 这 shì 是 wǒ men 我们 quán zhōu 泉州 de 的 shì huā 市花， jiào zuò 叫做 cì tóng 刺桐。 This is the city flower of Quanzhou, my hometown.
2		yī míng 一名 shù mù 树木 zhuān jiā 专家 biǎo shì 表示， cì tóng 刺桐 bèi 被 zhēn jūn 真菌 qīn 侵 zhù 蛀。 A tree expert said it was eroded by fungus.
3		dì èr tiān 第二天， wǒ 我 dài 带 le 了 xiàng jī 相机 liú xià 留下 cì tóng 刺桐 měi lì 美丽 de 的 shùn jiān 瞬间。 The next day, I brought a camera and took several pictures of the lovely flowers.
4		wǒ 我 jiàng 将 lí kāi 离开 quán zhōu 泉州 chū guó liú xué 出国留学， yě xǔ 也许 jǐ nián 几年 dōu 都 bù néng 不能 qīn yǎn 亲眼 jiàn dào 见到 quán zhōu 泉州 de 的 cì tóng 刺桐。 I also knew that I was leaving Quanzhou this year to study overseas. This means it might be years before I can see these flowers again in Quanzhou.
5		cì tóng 刺桐 jī 姬 xiǎo 小 fēng 蜂 shì 是 yì zhǒng 一种 xīn 新 rù qīn 入侵 de 的 yǒu hài 有害 shēng wù 生物， zhuān yī 专一 wēi hài 危害 cì tóng 刺桐 zhǔ 属 zhí wù 植物。 The erythrina gall wasp recently invaded into China as a new quarantine pest. It was found to specifically damage Erythrina spp.

1		zhè 这 shì 是 wǒ men 我们 quán zhōu 泉州 de 的 shì huā 市花， jiào zuò 叫做 cì tóng 刺桐。 This is the city flower of Quanzhou, my hometown.
2		yī míng 一名 shù mù 树木 zhuān jiā 专家 biǎo shì 表示， cì tóng 刺桐 bèi 被 zhēn jūn 真菌 qīn 侵 zhù 蛀。 A tree expert said it was eroded by fungus.
3		dì èr tiān 第二天， wǒ 我 dài 带 le 了 xiàng jī 相机 liú xià 留下 cì tóng 刺桐 měi lì 美丽 de 的 shùn jiān 瞬间。 The next day, I brought a camera and took several pictures of the lovely flowers.
4		wǒ 我 jiàng 将 lí kāi 离开 quán zhōu 泉州 chū guó liú xué 出国留学， yě xǔ 也许 jǐ nián 几年 dōu 都 bù néng 不能 qīn yǎn 亲眼 jiàn dào 见到 quán zhōu 泉州 de 的 cì tóng 刺桐。 I also knew that I was leaving Quanzhou this year to study overseas. This means it might be years before I can see these flowers again in Quanzhou.
5		cì tóng 刺桐 jī 姬 xiǎo 小 fēng 蜂 shì 是 yì zhǒng 一种 xīn 新 rù qīn 入侵 de 的 yǒu hài 有害 shēng wù 生物， zhuān yī 专一 wēi hài 危害 cì tóng 刺桐 zhǔ 属 zhí wù 植物。 The erythrina gall wasp recently invaded into China as a new quarantine pest. It was found to specifically damage Erythrina spp.