山茶花
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Chinese
| camellia | flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (山茶花) | 山茶 | 花 | |
| simp. #(山茶花) | 山茶 | 花 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄢ ㄔㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shancháhua
- Wade–Giles: shan1-chʻa2-hua1
- Yale: shān-chá-hwā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shancharhua
- Palladius: шаньчахуа (šanʹčaxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄢ ㄔㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄚㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shancháhuar
- Wade–Giles: shan1-chʻa2-hua1-ʼrh
- Yale: shān-chá-hwār
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shancharhual
- Palladius: шаньчахуар (šanʹčaxuar)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saan1 caa4 faa1
- Yale: sāan chàh fā
- Cantonese Pinyin: saan1 tsaa4 faa1
- Guangdong Romanization: san1 ca4 fa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː²¹ faː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
山茶花
Synonyms
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 山 | 茶 | 花 |
| さん > さ Grade: 1 |
さ > ざん Grade: 2 |
か Grade: 1 |
| irregular | kan'on | |
/sansaka/ → /sanzaka/ → /sazanka/.
Sound shift from sansaka (see below).
Pronunciation
Noun
山茶花 or 山茶花 • (sazanka) ←さざんくわ (sazankwa) or サザンクワ (sazankwa)?
- the sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua), a species of camellia
- Hypernym: 椿 (tsubaki)
Derived terms
Proper noun
山茶花 • (Sazanka) ←さざんくわ (sazankwa)?
- a female given name
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 山 | 茶 | 花 |
| さん Grade: 1 |
さ Grade: 2 |
か Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | tōon | kan'on |
Appears in the Nippo Jisho.
Borrowed from Chinese 山茶花 (shāncháhuā), equivalent to 山茶 (sancha → sansa/sanza, “camellia”) + 花 (ka, affix for "flower").
Noun
山茶花 • (sansaka) ←さんさくわ (sansakwa)?
(alternative reading hiragana さんざか, rōmaji sanzaka, historical hiragana さんざくわ)
- (obsolete) the sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua), a species of camellia
See also
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN