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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fēngxiāng
"养蜂人检查了蜂箱以确保蜜蜂健康。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A structure or container for housing a colony of bees.
"The beekeeper inspected the hives to ensure the bees were healthy." - 2
A skin condition characterized by raised, itchy welts.
"After eating the shellfish, she broke out in hives and needed to take antihistamines."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'hives' originates from the Old English 'hyf', which referred to a dwelling or a shelter for bees. Over time, it evolved to denote the structure itself where bees are kept, and later, it also came to describe the raised, itchy welts on the skin caused by allergic reactions, reflecting a shift in meaning from a physical structure to a medical condition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hives" is said worldwide
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Ruches
Transliteration: rysh
"L'apiculteur a vérifié les ruches pour s'assurer que les abeilles étaient en bonne santé."
Bienenstöcke
Transliteration: bee-ehn-shtok-eh
"Der Imker kontrollierte die Bienenstöcke auf die Gesundheit der Bienen."
Alveari
Transliteration: al-veh-ah-ree
"L'apicoltore ha ispezionato gli alveari per assicurarsi che le api fossero sane."
Colmenas
Transliteration: kol-meh-nas
"El apicultor revisó las colmenas para asegurarse de que las abejas estuvieran sanas."
Colmeias
Transliteration: kol-may-as
"O apicultor inspecionou as colmeias para garantir que as abelhas estavam saudáveis."
मधुमक्खी के छत्ते
Transliteration: Madhumakkhi ke chhatte
"मधुमक्खी पालक ने मधुमक्खी के छत्तों की जांच की।"
蜂箱
Transliteration: fēngxiāng
"养蜂人检查了蜂箱以确保蜜蜂健康。"
벌통
Transliteration: beoltong
"양봉가는 벌통을 점검하여 벌이 건강한지 확인했습니다."
蜂の巣
Transliteration: Hachi no su
"養蜂家は蜂の巣をチェックして、蜂が健康であることを確認しました。"
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