合歡
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Chinese
to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together |
joyous; happy; pleased | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (合歡) | 合 | 歡 | |
| simp. (合欢) | 合 | 欢 | |
| alternative forms | 合驩／合欢 合懽／合欢 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: héhuan
- Wade–Giles: ho2-huan1
- Yale: hé-hwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herhuan
- Palladius: хэхуань (xɛxuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hap6 fun1
- Yale: hahp fūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: hap9 fun1
- Guangdong Romanization: heb6 fun1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐp̚² fuːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Verb
合歡
- to get together and celebrate; to have a get-together
- (specifically) to have sexual intercourse; to make love
Derived terms
Noun
合歡
- pink silk tree; Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
- a kind of decorative design representing harmony and joy
Synonyms
- (pink silk tree): (Hokkien) 相思仔