桃花
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Chinese
| peach | flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (桃花) | 桃 | 花 | |
| simp. #(桃花) | 桃 | 花 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): tou4 faa1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thò-fâ
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thô-hoe / thô-hoa
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6dau-ho
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: táohua
- Wade–Giles: tʻao2-hua1
- Yale: táu-hwā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taurhua
- Palladius: таохуа (taoxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄚㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: táohuar
- Wade–Giles: tʻao2-hua1-ʼrh
- Yale: táu-hwār
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taurhual
- Palladius: таохуар (taoxuar)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tou4 faa1
- Yale: tòuh fā
- Cantonese Pinyin: tou4 faa1
- Guangdong Romanization: tou4 fa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰou̯²¹ faː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thò-fâ
- Hakka Romanization System: toˇ faˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: to2 fa1
- Sinological IPA: /tʰo¹¹ fa²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: daw xwae
Noun
桃花
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 桃 | 花 |
| とう Grade: S |
か Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
From Middle Chinese compound 桃花 (daw xwæ). Compare modern Chinese 桃花 (táohuā).
Pronunciation
Noun
Proper noun
- a female given name
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 桃 | 花 |
| もも Grade: S |
か Grade: 1 |
| yutōyomi | |
A given name. Compound of 桃 (momo, “peach”, kun'yomi) + 花 (ka, “flower”, on'yomi).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
桃花 • (Momoka) ←ももくわ (Momokwa)?
- a female given name