花会 (huā huì) — flower fair; flower show; flower exhibition; numbers gambling game; traditional lottery-like game
Definition
花会 has two unrelated senses: a public flower exhibition, and an illegal numbers-lottery game. The event sense is a cultural fair showcasing flowers (often orchids or peonies); the gambling sense is a banned lottery-style game.
noun
flower fairflower showflower exhibitionnumbers gambling gametraditional lottery-like game
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 花会。Měi nián chūn tiān zhè ge chéng shì dōu huì jǔ bàn huā huì.Every spring this city holds a flower fair.
- 花会。Zhè cì huā huì zhǎn chū le hěn duō xīn pǐn zhǒng de lán huā.This flower show exhibits many new varieties of orchids.
- 花会，。Zhèng fǔ yán lì dǎ jī fēi fǎ huā huì, bǎo hù shè huì zhì xù.The government strictly cracks down on illegal numbers gambling games to protect social order.
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