插花

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Chinese

insert; stick in; pierce
insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose
 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
trad. (插花)
simp. #(插花)

Pronunciation


Verb

插⫽花 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. to arrange flowers
  2. to mix together; to mingle
  3. (regional) to embroider; to do embroidery
  4. (Hong Kong Cantonese, soccer) to perform a step over

Synonyms

  • (to embroider):

Noun

插花

  1. flower arrangement; ikebana
  2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) sacrificial offering for one's kin one month or 49 days after death

Synonyms

  • (flower arrangement): 花道 (huādào)

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “插花”, in 莆仙方言大词典 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 108.