仙人掌

cactus

ɕ i̯ ɛ n ⁵ ⁵ ʐ ə n ³ ⁵ ʈ͡ʂ ɑ ŋ ² ¹ ⁴ ⁻ ² ¹ ⁽ ⁴ ⁾
noun Rare #27,392
cactus Usually refers to the plant; in some contexts, it can also refer to a prickly pear.
CH: 窗台上有一盆仙人掌。
EN: There is a cactus on the windowsill.

是仙人掌呀

It’s a cactus.

— 警察故事 (1985)

去看着仙人掌长大

Go watch the cactus grow.

— 城市英雄 (1993)

你永远要抱着个破仙人掌吗

Are you always going to carry around that beat-up cactus?

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

你不懂现在是仙人掌种到寺庙里它就是健康树

You don’t understand—these days, if you plant a cactus in a temple, it becomes a health tree.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)